Attachment Importer
Import attachments from another WordPress blog using a WXR file.
4.3(26 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 11 years agoAs of April 2026, Attachment Importer is a WordPress image plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.3/5 rating from 26 reviews. It has been downloaded 46K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 21% this week. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.
4.3/526 reviews
3.0K+active installs
46K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
What is this?
I found the WordPress Importer plugin is good for importing posts and comments, but is lacking when it comes to importing large attachments (like images) from large sites. My import would often time out and crash. I wrote this plugin to help with my own blog migrations, but I hope you find it useful too.
Usage
- As a prerequisite, import your WXR file using the WordPress importer, but do not select the option to Download and Import Attachments. I have found that an import file up to 15MB big will work as long as you don’t import attachments.
- Navigate to the Attachment Importer screen.
- Select your WXR export file.
- Select the user you would like to be the owner of the downloaded images. Default: current user.
- Sit back and let the importer run. The process can take as litt…
Ratings & Reviews
4.326 reviews
5 ★
20
4 ★
2
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
4
Recent Reviews
Still great!
by cyrillbolliger·6 years ago
Even though the plugin hasn’t been updated for quite a while, it still works great even with the latest WordPress (5.3). Thanks for the development!
Super Impressed!
by iamwaggle·7 years ago
I have some expensive importer/exporter plugins and this was the only one that would move over the images between hosting services and import them into the database without an issue. Nice work!
Thank you so much!!!!
by marushu·7 years ago
I found this plug-in as I was having trouble moving data on a shared server that can not be migrated.
Importing of media that has failed many times is proceeding smoothly.
Thank you for a wonderful plugin !!
Thank you!
by vergiis·7 years ago
You saved me from a couple of weeks work!
Very helpful plugin that works
by Little Package·8 years ago
Thank you so much for sharing this with the WP community. It helped me get around timeouts and so much frustration. I didn’t find any problems with the plugin.
Download Trends
Today: 3Yesterday: 2This week: 27Period total: 1K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.0.38 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.6
100.0%
Top Alternatives to Attachment Importer
Frequently Asked Questions
Contributors
Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Analysis and metrics by PluginSift.