WordPress Importer for WordPress
- Category rank
- #23 in Popular
- Listing audit
- 45/100
WordPress Importer is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by WordPress.org. With a rating of 3.1★ from 327 reviews, it currently ranks #23 in the Popular category.
WordPress Importer is the #23 ranked Popular app on WordPress, with a 3.1 average rating from 327 reviews, as of Sep 11, 2026.
AppRanks verdict
Generated from marketplace data as of Sep 11, 2026
WordPress Importer ranks #23 of 510 in Popular on WordPress. It holds a 3.1★ average from 327 reviews on WordPress.
Pros
- No standout positives in the measured data.
Cons
- −Average rating below 4.0 (3.1★) — read recent low-star reviews before committing
How WordPress Importer works
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 users
import_allow_fetch_attachments: return false if you do not wish to allow importing and downloading of attachments
import_attachment_size_limit: return an integer value for the maximum file size in bytes to save (default is 0, which is unlimited)
There are also a few actions available to hook into:
import_start: occurs after the export file has been uploaded and author import settings have been chosen
import_end: called after the last output from the importer
Standardized capabilities
AppRanks hasn't mapped this app to standardized capabilities yet. The developer's own feature list is shown above.
