WP Options Importer vs Export WordPress Menus (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Export WordPress Menus
1.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, WP Options Importer has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 9 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 1.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Options Importer has accumulated 103K+ total downloads while Export WordPress Menus has 67K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Options Importer | Export WordPress Menus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.9/5 | ◄ | 3.5/5 |
| Total Reviews | 9 | ► | 24 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 1.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 103K+ | ◄ | 67K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 years ago | ◄ | 5 years ago |
| First Released | 2014 | 2017 | |
| Age | 12 years | 9 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.8+ | 1.4+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 7 | 1.2 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Options Importer
Export WordPress Menus
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Options Importer averaged approximately 27 daily downloads while Export WordPress Menus averaged 12.
Recent Reviews
WP Options Importer Reviews
Best options exporter/importer
Works well with the latest 5.5.1, import all necessary information, also able to choose which options to be import.
Best options setup ever
Best ever! Old but still works great!
Still working in 2019 for WP 5.1
Still working great – thanks for this!
Export WordPress Menus Reviews
Wont work in PHP8
It doesn’t work on PHP 8.1 due to an error in debug_log, and in that case, the download dialog doesn’t appear. However, it works perfectly on PHP 7.4.
Warning Plugin Imports Pages
Plugin imports pages instead of widgets
Fantastic! (Why isn’t this in core?)
This worked out just great, thanks for saving me some time! Great job. It is a little jarring to have to re-import authors, when I know the menus I want to import are only by one author, but I guess t
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