Customizer Export/Import
by Beaver Builder · Content & Feeds
Also makes 2 other plugins · 204K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily export or import your WordPress customizer settings!
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
100K+
≈180K estimated
Momentum
+22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 92/100. Lift the average: resolve the issues driving the low reviews.
89 health vs 64 average across 1,199 Content & Feeds plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100K of 2.8M lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Content & Feeds plugin keeps 0.8%, across 866 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 139 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
4.8★ over 115 reviews, smoothed to 4.59★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| export import | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| customizer import your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| customizer export your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| customizer your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| wordpress customizer | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| customizer settings | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| wp customizer | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| post data export import | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| post export import | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| export your tag | #6 | #6 | down 2 |
| widget import | #4 | #4 | 0 |
| import your tag | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| import export custom post type | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| custom export | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| user export import | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| content import | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| image import | #6 | #4 | up 2 |
| wordpress user import export | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| theme import | #7 | #4 | down 2 |
| import export | #7 | #7 | up 1 |
87 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 49 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “widget import”, “content import” and “image import” (#4, #6 and #6 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 216.2K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v0.9.8 · 16 Jun 2026
16
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 “100K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 15 months ago and the previous band took 5.2 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 200K.
Install history since 16 Nov 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ contactjual5mo ago
It’s worked for now. I don’t know about in future for any issues if come……..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Apple.WP-Dev1.3y ago
Thank you for creating this plugin. It works perfectly with every theme I use. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andreispirea1.8y ago
Great plugin, worked perfectly. Probably it helped me save a few hours of customization. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ commarketinguniteck1.9y ago
Perfect, I could export my theme settings to my child theme without any problem, in 2 minutes. That’s a lot of waste time gained. Thanks you so much !Very usefull I recommand.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ paemark2.0y ago
Just perfect! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaapmarcus2.1y ago
Works fine!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lobby132.3y ago
Exactly what we needed — Alante theme latest as of this date and WP 6.6. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ emadfathy2.5y ago
Whatever you change in Customizer, it exports the same data with no difference. [WordPress 6.5.3, Astra 4.6.14] This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by emadfathy.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.1 Initial release. 0.1
- — Version 0.2 Added cei_export_option_keys filter for exporting custom options. 0.2
- — Version 0.3 Customizer settings saved as options are now exported and imported. 0.3
- — Version 0.5 Fixed an issue with uploads in WordPress 4.7.1. 0.5
- — Version 0.6 Trying another fix for the issue with uploads in WordPress 4.7.1. 0.6
- — Version 0.7 Added support for exporting and importing custom CSS. 0.7
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (0.9.8). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.6 Customizer Export/Import <= 0.9.7 - Authenticated (Admin+) Arbitrary File Upload via Customization Settings Import ↗2024-09-06 CVE-2024-7620 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Affects <= 0.9.7 Patched in 0.9.7.1
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.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 62 languages, 18 at 90% or more
Plus 38 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily export or import your WordPress customizer settings!"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Beaver Builder.
- ! Headings and lists 6 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,384 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "customizer import" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-27 200K+ → 100K+ down after 1901 days in tier
- 2020-05-13 100K+ → 200K+ up after 529 days in tier
- 2018-12-01 90K+ → 100K+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 80K+ → 90K+ up after 92 days in tier
- 2018-06-01 70K+ → 80K+ up after 91 days in tier
- 2018-03-02 60K+ → 70K+ up after 110 days in tier
- 2017-11-12 50K+ → 60K+ up after 126 days in tier
- 2017-07-09 40K+ → 50K+ up after 138 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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Customizer Backup & Reset 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Customizer Reset – Export & Import 900+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags B -
Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Import Export Lite 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Blaze Demo Importer 7K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - W WP Options Importer 6K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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