Blogger Importer
by Samuel Wood (Otto) · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 127.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Imports posts, images, comments, and categories (blogger tags) from a Blogger blog then migrates authors to WordPress users.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 54/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
50K+
≈56K estimated
Momentum
+4%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “geotag” and “grabber” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11 and #11 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
54 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 50K of 2.5M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 740 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
3.1★ over 57 reviews, smoothed to 3.57★
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 740 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| blogger importer | #5 | #6 | 0 |
| blogger your tag | #16 | #20 | down 2 |
| grabber | #11 | #8 | 0 |
| geotag | #11 | #5 | down 1 |
| blogger tools | #14 | #18 | up 1 |
| importer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “geotag” and “grabber” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11 and #11 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “blogger”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 47.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
2.0y ago
latest release · v0.9.3 · 21 Oct 2024
10
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “50K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 63% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Nov 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jameukl1.7y ago
Very hit and miss. Sometimes it will import a few posts, but most of the time I could not import any content. Also it is not possible to pause the import process. I had to use a the “extended” plugin in the end.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chloe1.9y ago
I like that this plugin is free, which is obviously a big plus point. But it did not import all my posts and did not do any pages. I will keep trying and update this review if I am able to complete the import.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous1.9y ago
It only works when you have a few posts
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Beff2.0y ago
I was never able to complete the import. It hangs and crashes each time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nadiacardoso2.5y ago
It works but the blog posts don’t come as it should so I will need to fix it manually. Wondering if it’s worth it. I am going to try to add completely manually to see what takes less time. It’s disappointing.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aarnott3.9y ago
I am migrating from Blogger to WordPress, and keeping the host name the same (I owned the domain blogger was hosting on, so I can just subtly switch to WP). The posts came over well, but the exported Blogger data included the permalink URL and this importer dropped that, so the URLs will change although I can keep the host name of the URL the same. I’m looking for any tool that can import with the permalinks included. This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by aarnott.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Phil4.4y ago
I have used the “Blogger Importer Extended” plugin instead which is working.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HEY!PIKACHU5.6y ago
Não funciona!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.9.3 Add support for WordPress 6.6.2 Add support for PHP 8.3 0.9.3
- — Version 0.9.2 Add support for WordPress 6.2 0.9.2
- — Version 0.9.1 Add support for WordPress 6.1 0.9.1
- — Version 0.9 Complete rewrite to use XML files instead. 0.9
- — Version 0.8 Fixed issue with the authors form not showing a the list of authors for a blog Simplified check for duplicate comments Code simplified for get_authors and get_author_form Fixed issue with wpdb prepare and integer keys by 0.8
- — Version 0.7 Fixed issue with drafts not being imported in the right state Added extra error handling for get_oauth_link to stop blank tokens being sent to the form Restructured code to keep similar steps in single function and to al 0.7
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (0.9.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 90 languages, 21 at 90% or more
Plus 66 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Imports posts, images, comments, and categories (blogger tags) from a Blogger blog then migrates authors to..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 15 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 15 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,329 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-18 60K+ → 50K+ down after 341 days in tier
- 2025-07-12 70K+ → 60K+ down after 559 days in tier
- 2023-12-31 80K+ → 70K+ down after 395 days in tier
- 2022-12-01 90K+ → 80K+ down after 518 days in tier
- 2021-07-01 100K+ → 90K+ down after 1218 days in tier
- 2018-03-01 90K+ → 100K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Blogger Importer Extended 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Blogger Import Wizard – Blogger to WordPress Importer 80+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - S Selective Importers 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Bat Importer for Blogger – Unlimited & Free Blogger Importer 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - I IntenseDebate XML Importer (Blogger to WordPress) 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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WordPress Importer 2M+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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