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Migrate to WordPress.com

by Automattic · 2,000+ active installs · Checked 3 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: Migrate to WordPress.com is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.

91/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Migrate to WordPress.com
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
plugin-master18 Feb 2023 to 18 Feb 2023, 1 commits
jeherve20 Feb 2023 to 1 Mar 2023, 6 commits
jetpackisbestpack15 Jun 2023 to 29 Oct 2026, 16 commits
zinigor15 Jun 2023 to 15 Jun 2023, 1 commits
bjorsch3 Nov 2023 to 3 Nov 2023, 1 commits
wecanwang3 Nov 2023 to 3 Nov 2023, 1 commits
samiff7 Feb 2024 to 7 Feb 2024, 1 commits
ritesh.soni363 Oct 2024 to 28 Aug 2026, 12 commits

8 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.

Maintenance

Last release
6 days ago
Releases, 24 months
7
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter for Migrate to WordPress.com
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20247
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20260
Q2 20260
Q3 20262
Q4 20264

Last release 29 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Support

Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.

Security record

No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.

Source: Wordfence Intelligence.

Reputation

Lifetime rating 4.7 from 9 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.

Rating distribution
5 star7
4 star1
3 star1
2 star0
1 star0

Momentum

2,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Migrate to WordPress.com
4 May 202699
11 May 2026232
18 May 2026287
25 May 2026276
1 Jun 2026283
8 Jun 2026297
15 Jun 2026214
22 Jun 2026200
29 Jun 2026227
6 Jul 2026209
13 Jul 2026198
20 Jul 2026243
27 Jul 2026264
3 Aug 2026275
10 Aug 20262,057
17 Aug 2026530
24 Aug 20262,063
31 Aug 2026413
7 Sep 2026277
14 Sep 2026389
21 Sep 2026270
28 Sep 2026270
5 Oct 2026275
12 Oct 2026287
19 Oct 20263,553
26 Oct 20264,075
2 Nov 2026118

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 203% above the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.

Migrate Guru - Site Migration & CloningScore 95 · 200,000+Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & MoreScore 93 · 1,000,000+

Facts

Version6.77
AuthorAutomattic
Added1 Mar 2023
Last updated29 Oct 2026
Active installs2,000+
Requires WordPress4.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategorySite Administration & Utilities > Site Migration & Cloning
Tagscopy, move, migrate, transfer, migration

Other plugins by this author: WooCommerce, Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection, Jetpack - AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics, WP Super Cache, WooCommerce Legacy REST API, Limit Login Attempts, Layout Grid Block, Jetpack Boost - Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS, Page Optimize, Crowdsignal Forms, Crowdsignal Dashboard - Polls, Surveys & more, Jetpack Protect

Questions

Is Migrate to WordPress.com still maintained?

Migrate to WordPress.com was last updated on 29 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Is Migrate to WordPress.com safe?

Migrate to WordPress.com has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.

Who owns Migrate to WordPress.com?

The wordpress.org author is Automattic. Recent committers: jetpackisbestpack, ritesh.soni36, samiff, wecanwang, bjorsch. We have recorded no ownership change.

What can I use instead of Migrate to WordPress.com?

Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: Migrate Guru - Site Migration & Cloning, Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More.

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