WordPress Importer
Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.
3.1(317 reviews)
·2.0M+ active installs·Updated 4 months agoAs of April 2026, WordPress Importer is a WordPress importer plugin with 2.0M+ active installations and a 3.1/5 rating from 317 reviews. It has been downloaded 67M+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Download volume is stable this week. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: Widget Importer & Exporter.
3.1/5317 reviews
2.0M+active installs
0%resolved
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
The WordPress Importer will import the following content from a WordPress export file:
- Posts, pages and other custom post types
- Comments and comment meta
- Custom fields and post meta
- Categories, tags and terms from custom taxonomies and term meta
- Authors
For further information and instructions please see the documention on Importing Content.
Filters
The importer has a couple of filters to allow you to completely enable/block certain features:
import_allow_create_users: return false if you only want to allow mapping to existing usersimport_allow_fetch_attachments: return false if you do not wish to allow importing and downloading of attachmentsimport_attachment_size_limit: return an integer value for the maximum file size in bytes to save (default is 0, which is unlimited)
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Ratings & Reviews
3.1317 reviews
5 ★
126
4 ★
27
3 ★
22
2 ★
30
1 ★
112
Recent Reviews
Works but Basic
by iyana303·Yesterday
WordPress Importer did the main job and helped me move content fast. But the process felt a bit plain, and I had to check a few things myself after import. So 3 stars from me.
Simple Import Tool
by tariqarsenault·1 week ago
Used this to import old site content, and it worked fine. The process was simple n didn’t take much time. No issues so far, does exactly what it should. Pretty useful, tnkz 👍
Smooth Import Tool
by averypulido·1 month ago
Used WordPress Importer to move some posts from another site. The process was simple and worked fine. Took a bit of time on bigger files, but overall, it did the job well. Tnkz devs.
Smooth Import Tool
by thomas452·1 month ago
Used WordPress Importer to move demo content. Worked fine most of the time. Setup was easy & import was smooth. Had small issue with big files but retry fixed it. Helpful tool overall. tnkz 👍
Might be OK for very small imports
by B Eades·6 months ago
I keep waiting for this plugin to stop being so unreliable but it hasn’t. On every site and host where I use it, it can handle up to maybe 100 posts at a time, if I’m lucky, but after that it’s likely to freeze or fail. Not recommended for anything but small-scale imports/exports.
Download Trends
Today: 15KYesterday: 15KThis week: 103KPeriod total: 12.4M
Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.2+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 7.2+ required |
Version Adoption
v0.9
52.4%
v0.8
29.0%
v0.7
9.4%
v0.6
9.1%
Other
0.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.9.5
- Rewrite CSS URLs in block markup (e.g., cover blocks with background images).
- Code refactoring: Extract import processing logic into separate methods to prepare for future streaming support.
- Update Playwright and @playwright/test dependencies from 1.55.0 to 1.56.1.
- Clean up vendor-patched dependencies by removing dotfiles and GitHub workflow files.
Contributors
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