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WordPress Importer

by WordPress.org · 2,000,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy1 Warning

Healthy: released 16 days ago, no open vulnerabilities. One warning: not tested with recent WordPress versions.

93/ 100Healthy
Canary Score

Based on 3 of 5 areas

Sub-scores for WordPress Importer
Ownership100
Maintenance90
Security90
SupportNo data
ReputationNo data

How the score works

Active signals

Open issues right now, with links to the source.

  • WarningMNT-2Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, 3 major versions behind 7.1.4. Plan a replacement if the plugin is important to your site.3 Nov 2026Evidence

History: 1 past vulnerability, patched. Patched issues are listed in the Security record, not here.

Quick answers

Is WordPress Importer still maintained?
Yes. Last release 20 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months. 20 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns WordPress Importer, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer githubsync since Sep 2022. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was WordPress Importer removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is WordPress Importer safe?
1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 0.8.4). Not on the exploited list. 25 Mar 2025 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest WordPress Importer update safe to install?
No ownership change before 0.9.7. No one-star spike after it. 20 Oct 2026 · Release history

Ownership timeline

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

Committers and their active periods
ocean902 Mar 2018 to 4 Apr 2020, 11 commits
pento15 Jul 2019 to 15 Jul 2019, 1 commits
SergeyBiryukov23 Sep 2020 to 23 Sep 2020, 1 commits
githubsync29 Sep 2022 to 20 Oct 2026, 13 commits

4 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 2010.

Maintenance

Last release
16 days ago
Releases, 24 months
9
Tested up to
6.8 vs 7.1
Requires PHP
7.2 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for WordPress Importer
Q1 20241
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20241
Q1 20251
Q2 20250
Q3 20254
Q4 20252
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20261
Q4 20261

Last release 20 Oct 2026. Tested up to 6.8, 3 major versions behind WordPress 7.1.

Support

Resolved, last 2 months
0%
Threads, last 2 months
1

Trend appears after 8 weekly snapshots.

Security record

1 vulnerability in 24 months, patched (latest fixed in 0.8.4).

Show 1 patched vulnerability
DateIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
25 Mar 2025Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection7.2<= 0.8.30.8.4Same day

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Reputation

Last 90 days: no reviews. Lifetime: 3.1.

Last 90 days vs lifetime average rating for WordPress Importer
Last 90 daysNo reviews
Lifetime3.1
Average rating per quarter
Average rating per quarter for WordPress Importer
Q3 20241.0
Q4 20245.0
Q1 20255.0
Q3 20253.0
Q4 20252.0
Q1 20264.5
Q2 20264.1

Average rating rose from 1.0 to 4.1 between Q3 2024 and Q2 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star129
4 star33
3 star23
2 star30
1 star112
Latest low reviews

Momentum

Active installs
2,000,000+
Downloads, last full week
462,378
Weekly downloads, last 26 complete weeks
Weekly downloads for WordPress Importer
4 May 202633,116
11 May 2026115,379
18 May 202694,319
25 May 202691,782
1 Jun 202694,449
8 Jun 202698,681
15 Jun 2026106,422
22 Jun 2026101,654
29 Jun 202691,907
6 Jul 202691,485
13 Jul 2026103,083
20 Jul 2026100,442
27 Jul 202694,433
3 Aug 202693,211
10 Aug 202684,982
17 Aug 202691,038
24 Aug 2026781,290
31 Aug 2026264,798
7 Sep 2026178,019
14 Sep 2026312,001
21 Sep 2026220,155
28 Sep 2026147,660
5 Oct 2026155,426
12 Oct 2026149,565
19 Oct 2026918,291
26 Oct 2026462,378

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 116% above the 26-week average.

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Facts

Version
0.9.7
Author
WordPress.org
Added
20 May 2010
Last updated
20 Oct 2026
Active installs
2,000,000+
Requires WordPress
5.2
Tested up to
6.8.12
Requires PHP
7.2
Category
Site Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tags
importer

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Questions about WordPress Importer

Is WordPress Importer still maintained?

Yes. Last release 20 Oct 2026, 9 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns WordPress Importer, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer githubsync since Sep 2022.

Was WordPress Importer removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is WordPress Importer safe?

1 known vulnerability, fixed (latest in 0.8.4). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest WordPress Importer update safe to install?

No ownership change before 0.9.7. No one-star spike after it.

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