CSV Importer Improved
by Jason Judge · Content & Feeds
Also makes 5 other plugins · 790+ installs across the portfolio →
Import posts from CSV files into WordPress.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “batch”, “csv” and “excel” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 64 average across 1,193 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 12K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 864 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Content & Feeds plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3673 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
3.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3673 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| batch your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| csv your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| excel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| import your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spreadsheet your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “batch”, “csv” and “excel” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 125 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
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
10.1y ago
latest release · v0.6.1 · 10 Oct 2016
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 11 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Edgar Pfandler5.5y ago
Yes, it hasn’t been updated in a long time, but it still works like a dream. Even with custom post types. For all the negative reviews with skipped rows. Only use the columns you need!! If you don’t need categories or tags, just remove these columns!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 142934477.8y ago
Not working, no custom-fields, no categories, nothing… just a name and a description. On to next one….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tarunmahashwari9.7y ago
neither i have any empty title, body and excerpt nor do i have add any custom field or anything. still i am getting this error. this plugin is of no use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dcupery10.7y ago
Works great! Custom taxonomy upload isn’t working however.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amanda.fskar10.7y ago
I have been using the CSV Importer that is no longer compatible and was trying to use a different importer plugin…not sure which one. This one works great and is simpler than the other one I tried. This is a wonderful tool. Thanks so much for keeping this thing running. This topic was modified 9 years, 9 months ago by amanda.fskar. Reason: updated wordpress
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (0.6.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 4.4 CSV Importer Improved <= 0.6.1 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-06-19 CVE-2025-50013 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 0.6.1 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 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 "Import posts from CSV files into WordPress."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Sets max execution time to 2 minutes. Adjust as necessary.").
- ! 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 9 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,484 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "batch", "spreadsheet" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-05 200+ → 100+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2026-03-27 100+ → 200+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 200+ → 100+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 200+ → 100+ down after 453 days in tier
- 2024-12-17 300+ → 200+ down after 475 days in tier
- 2023-08-30 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2023-08-27 300+ → 400+ up after 5 days in tier
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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CSV Importer 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 4 shared tags A -
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ installs · 5.0★ · 3 shared tags A -
Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce and WP E-commerce – Light 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
Import Excel to Gravity Forms 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WP Import Export Lite 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP All Export – User Export Add-On 6K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B
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