Comments Import & Export

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ DELUCKS

   5mo ago

   Overall, it’s a pretty good plugin for exporting comments, but unfortunately I don’t understand why it isn’t integrated into WordPress’s standard export function and requires its own UI. Also, you can only export comments from posts, not from other post types.

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2. ★★★★★ fallingletters

   1.1y ago

   Just wanted a quick way to export comments on my personal blog, so I could do some analysis on who has been commenting the longest, who has left the most comments, etc. Did exactly what I wanted with little fuss!

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3. ★★★★★ neoswf

   1.4y ago

   Did the job! little issue with usability, its unclear at start, but moment u understands what to do, its super easy

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4. ★★★★★ floydk37

   1.6y ago

   I was sweating trying to figure out how to export just Comments from my website. After learning it couldn’t be done, God put on my heart to look for a plugin. And I found this one! It did exactly what I needed it to do and I am so grateful for. Kudos to the developers!

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5. ★★★★★ unfootprint

   1.6y ago

   Needed to export all comments, to see more easily if there were genuine comments in between thousands of spam comments. Exported it to CSV in one click, imported the CSV in Excel, and voila. Perfect plugin. Uninstalled it because there were no genuine messages, so we disable comments completely now.

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6. ★★★★★ Matt Enser

   1.8y ago

   Was able to export comments to a CSV so I should show them to a client which was helpful. Thank you.

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7. ★★★★★ billolimp

   1.9y ago

   Works as expected, I exported and imported the comments in less than 3 minutes from one site to another.

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8. ★★★★★ l7info

   2.0y ago

   Cumpre o que promete!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-08-18 Version 2.5.3 [Compatibility] – Tested OK with WordPress 7.1 [Compatibility] – Tested OK with WooCommerce 11.0.1 [Update] – Translation updates. See changelog for all versions 2.5.3
2. 2026-08-17 Version 2.5.2 [Compatibility] – Tested OK with WordPress 7.0.4 [Compatibility] – Tested OK with WooCommerce 11.0.1 [Update] – Translation updates. See changelog for all versions 2.5.2
3. 2026-05-26 Version 2.5.1 [Compatibility] – Tested OK with WordPress 7.0 See changelog for all versions 2.5.1

7 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Comments Import & Export <= 2.4.9 - Missing Authorization ↗
   2026-03-20 CVE-2026-32441 Missing Authorization Affects <= 2.4.9 Patched in 2.5.0
2. Medium · 6.4 WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.4.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2025-06-02 CVE-2025-3919 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 2.4.3 Patched in 2.4.4
3. Medium · 6.5 WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.3.7 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read via Directory Traversal ↗
   2024-10-10 CVE-2024-7514 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') Affects <= 2.3.7 Patched in 2.3.9
4. Medium · 4.3 WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.3.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-04-05 CVE-2024-31235 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.3.5 Patched in 2.3.6
5. Medium · 6.1 WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.3.1 - CSV Injection ↗
   2023-02-06 CVE-2022-45370 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') Affects <= 2.3.1 Patched in 2.3.2
6. High · 8.8 WebToffee Plugins <= (Various Versions) - Arbitrary User Creation ↗
   2020-03-11 CVE-2020-12074 Missing Authorization Affects < 2.1.11 Patched in 2.1.11
7. Medium · 6.1 WordPress Comments Import & Export <= 2.0.4 - CSV Injection ↗
   2018-06-21 CVE-2018-11526 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') Affects <= 2.0.4 Patched in 2.0.5

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-24 3K+ → 2K+ down

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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Comments Import & Export: 2K+ active installs, 4.9★ (68 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/comments-import-export-woocommerce