Export Plugins and Templates
by Mohammad I. Okfie · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
Export Plugins and Templates allows you to export any template or plugin already installed in your WordPress.
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
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+58%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “export”, “export plugin” and “export theme” 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.
54 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 35.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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 813 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.6.11; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 813 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| export your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export theme your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| plugins your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| themes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “export”, “export plugin” and “export theme” 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 605 · 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
2.2y ago
latest release · v1.3 · 9 Aug 2024
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; the previous band took 19 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ toolsavvy7.8y ago
All this plugin does is export plugin or theme folder contents. It does not export SQL data base data for the plugin or theme so essentially this plugin is useless since you can achieve the same exact thing using FTP or the file manager in your hosting account. What wordpress needs is a plugin that exports (and imports) plugin data, not just the files, so you can easily move a plugin and it’s data/settings from one site to another. As it stands, this plugin just takes up space. The less plugins you have installed, the better, because wordpress gets really slow the larger the database is. So don’t bother installing this plugin. I gave this plugin 2 stars instead of 1 because I realize maybe there are cases where it may be useful (although I can’t think of one). This topic was modified 7 years, 6 months ago by toolsavvy.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yairisan7.8y ago
This does a greaaat job of making plugin export a doddle. Upon install, the plugin adds an ‘Export’ option below Plugins in the dashboard, from which you can display a dropdown list of all the plugins you have installed. Select one, click download et voila. Very clean, simple, and effective.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ frktprk7.9y ago
I couldn’t get FTP access from the previous developer.. By this plugin, I downloaded all plugins and template. Thank you
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mohammad Khalaf9.0y ago
Awesome and perfect plugin. It is doing what you need exactly. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Juan Pablo9.5y ago
Perfect. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lajit19.9y ago
It works! Need I say more????
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ricardopoa10.1y ago
I couldn’t even try it. When I choosed to export plugin the list of plugins just don’t show up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yassen10.1y ago
very good Thank you for this wonderful work
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.1
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Export Plugins and Templates allows you to export any template or plugin already installed in your WordPress."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 809 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "export theme", "themes" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 2K+ → 1K+ down after 572 days in tier
- 2021-03-11 4K+ → 2K+ down after 425 days in tier
- 2020-01-11 3K+ → 4K+ up after 920 days in tier
- 2017-07-05 500+ → 3K+ up after 582 days in tier
- 2015-12-01 50+ → 500+ 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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WP Theme Exporter 100+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags D - A Advanced Automatic Updates 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags D
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Export Themes 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
KP Zip Downloader 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Disables Updates 700+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - W WP Easy Uploader 500+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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