Widget Importer & Exporter for WordPress Plugin Directory
Widget Importer & Exporter is a WordPress app, with a 4.7 average rating from 117 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
Widget Importer & Exporter is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Steven Gliebe. With a rating of 4.7★ from 117 reviews.
AppRanks verdict
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Widget Importer & Exporter is a highly rated WordPress app with a growing review traction. It is listed in the Widgets category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 117 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.7★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Steven Gliebe — established developer track record
Cons
- −Sparse visual evidence (0 screenshots) — harder to evaluate the UX before installing
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How Widget Importer & Exporter works
Widget Importer & Exporter is useful for moving widgets from one WordPress site to another, backing up widgets and for theme developers to give users sample widgets. See the details on ChurchThemes.com.
Importing Importing is done by uploading an export file created by the plugin. The results of an import are shown in a nicely formatted table with an explanation of what happened with each widget area and widget.
Importation takes into consideration widget areas not existing in the current theme (widgets imported as Inactive), widgets that already exist in the same widget area (widgets not duplicated) and widgets that are not supported by the site (widgets not imported).
Exporting Widget Importer & Exporter can create an export file (in JSON format with .wie extension) out of currently active widgets. This file can be imported into other sites using this plugin or used to restore widgets to the same site later.
Developers The wie_before_import action fires after a file is uploaded but before the data is imported. wie_after_import fires after the data is imported. The wie_import_data filter can be used to filter data before it is imported. Other filters are used throughout. Make a pull request on GitHub if you need another hook.
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Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026- Exporter#0of 4Top 1%
- Import#0of 41Top 1%
- Importer#0of 9Top 1%
- Widgets#0of 124Top 1%
- Widget#4of 701Top 1%
- _browse_popular#252of 508Top 50%
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Competitors & alternatives
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Where Widget Importer & Exporter stands in the Widgets category
Widget Importer & Exporter ranks #0 of 124 apps in the Widgets category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Widget Importer & Exporter?
Widget Importer & Exporter is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.7-star rating from 117 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Widgets category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Steven Gliebe.