Select Post Export vs Customizer Export/Import

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

Select Post Export

by Ilene Johnson

Health D51

Customizer Export/Import

by Beaver Builder

Health A90

Active-install trajectory

Select Post Export Customizer Export/Import

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	Select Post Export	Customizer Export/Import
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	100K–200K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-20%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 51	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	14/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	81/100	94/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.22★	4.73★ ✓
Reviews	5	115 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	52/100	98/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.7y ago	2mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	126	7.4K ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

Select Post Export Customizer Export/Import

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.