Import/Export for Advanced Custom Fields vs WP Import Export Lite

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Import/Export for Advanced Custom Fields

Health D54

Health B84

Active-install trajectory

Import/Export for Advanced Custom Fields moved up one install band, 100+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Import/Export for Advanced Custom Fields	WP Import Export Lite
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	200–300	40K–50K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	+100% ✓	0%
Overall health	—	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	34/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	—	75/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	—	70/100 ✓
Rating (weighted for review count)	—	4.0★ ✓
Reviews	0	113 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	1.7y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	354	9.1K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.3%	3.9% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Import/Export for Advanced Custom FieldsWP Import Export Lite

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.