WordPress Importer vs Widget Importer & Exporter

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

WordPress Importer

by WordPress.org

Health C65

Widget Importer & Exporter

by Steven Gliebe

Health A89

Active-install trajectory

WordPress Importer Widget Importer & Exporter

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	WordPress Importer	Widget Importer & Exporter
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2M–3M ✓	200K–300K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	C · 65	A · 89 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	72/100	99/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	53/100	91/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.14★	4.62★ ✓
Reviews	327 ✓	117
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	63/100	83/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	10mo ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	388.2K ✓	8.4K
Category	Uncategorized	Content & Feeds

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

Release activity

WordPress Importer Widget Importer & Exporter

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.