Movable Type and TypePad Importer vs Movable Type Backup Importer

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

Movable Type and TypePad Importer

by briancolinger

Health B81

Movable Type Backup Importer

by Roger Dudler

Health D45

Active-install trajectory

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Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Movable Type and TypePad Importer	Movable Type Backup Importer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	20K–30K ✓	50–60
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0% ✓	-17%
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	D · 45
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	94/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	73/100	74/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.92★	3.98★ ✓
Reviews	4 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	85/100 ✓	36/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	5mo ago ✓	14.7y ago
Downloads · 30d	2.9K ✓	61
Category	Uncategorized	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Movable Type and TypePad Importer Movable Type Backup Importer

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.