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Widget Importer & Exporter

by Steven Gliebe · 200,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Widget Importer & Exporter is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Widget Importer & Exporter
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security100
Support70
Reputation70

How the score works

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
stevengliebe15 Jul 2013 to 15 Oct 2026, 115 commits

1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
19 days ago
Releases, 24 months
1
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
5.2.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Widget Importer & Exporter
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20260
Q4 20261

Last release 15 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Average rating per quarter for Widget Importer & Exporter
Q1 20245.0
Q2 20245.0
Q4 20245.0

Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q4 2024.

Rating distribution
5 star105
4 star3
3 star1
2 star1
1 star7
Latest low reviews

Momentum

200,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Widget Importer & Exporter
4 May 20261,257
11 May 20262,263
18 May 20262,206
25 May 20261,961
1 Jun 20262,167
8 Jun 20262,022
15 Jun 20262,077
22 Jun 20262,017
29 Jun 20261,974
6 Jul 20262,022
13 Jul 20261,997
20 Jul 20261,976
27 Jul 20262,020
3 Aug 20262,005
10 Aug 20261,899
17 Aug 20261,907
24 Aug 20261,923
31 Aug 20261,925
7 Sep 20261,954
14 Sep 20261,928
21 Sep 20261,985
28 Sep 20261,845
5 Oct 20262,205
12 Oct 202654,747
19 Oct 202622,669
26 Oct 202620,502
2 Nov 20262,033

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 364% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version1.6.2
AuthorSteven Gliebe
Added15 Jul 2013
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Active installs200,000+
Requires WordPress4.4
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP5.2.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagsbackup, export, import, widgets, migration

Other plugins by this author: Church Content - Sermons, Events and More

Questions

Is Widget Importer & Exporter still maintained?

Widget Importer & Exporter was last updated on 15 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Widget Importer & Exporter safe?

Widget Importer & Exporter has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Widget Importer & Exporter?

The wordpress.org author is Steven Gliebe. Recent committers: stevengliebe, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Widget Importer & Exporter?

We have no healthier plugin in the same category on record yet.

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