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WordPress Importer v0.9.6

Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.

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  • On Plugin Auditor since Aug 31, 2026
  • Last audited Aug 31, 2026

Compatibility & requirements

The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.

  • Requires PHP 7.2+
  • Requires WordPress 5.2+
  • Tested up to WP 6.8 WP 7.1.3 is current
  • Version adoption 60% run the current version

Audit scores by category

125 checks

How this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.

  • 85 Passed
  • 30 Warnings
  • 10 Failed
Security 73/100
Needs Improvement

27 of 37 checks passed.

Code Quality 64/100
Needs Improvement

39 of 61 checks passed.

Performance 83/100
Good

10 of 12 checks passed.

Compatibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Privacy 33/100
Poor

1 of 3 checks passed.

Accessibility 67/100
Needs Improvement

4 of 6 checks passed.

Code footprint

How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.

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ZIP file size

485.8 KB

1.5 MB unzipped

Total files

283

across all file types

Lines of PHP

47,717

in 189 files Large

File types

  • PHP
  • MD
  • JSON
  • No ext
  • Other

Top issues

The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.

  • 0 Critical
  • 200 High
  • 119 Medium
  • 165 Low

This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.

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How scores changed across versions

Across 22 audited versions of WordPress Importer, The largest regression was in Accessibility (-33). The codebase grew 5081% in size.

Audited 0.2 → 0.9.5 · 22 versions

0 50 100 0.2 0.7 0.9.5

How issues changed across versions

Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.

0 243 485 0.2 0.7 0.9.5

Download momentum

How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.

Last 7 days

85,152

downloads

Today

5,233

downloads

Week over week

−9%

vs previous week

Month over month

−8%

vs previous month

Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Moderate.

Version intelligence

40% of installs run an older version

≈ 809.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.

  • Other
  • v0.6
  • v0.7
  • v0.8
  • v0.9

Ratings

327 ratings on WordPress.org

  • 5 129
  • 4 33
  • 3 23
  • 2 30
  • 1 112

Support: 0 / 2 threads resolved in the last two months

Maintenance & history

How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.

Last updated

This month

Nov 5, 2025

Actively maintained

Release cadence

~ every 154 days

average between releases

Total releases

22

since Oct 2010 · 16 yrs

Contributors & developers

The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.

Running WordPress Importer in Your Site?

Our latest audit of WordPress Importer v0.9.6 flagged 484 issues. Scan your own copy to see each one with its exact file, line number, and a recommended fix.

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