Movable Type and TypePad Importer

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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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 67% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.

1. ★★★★★ shimpei098

   5.0y ago

   Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP.

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2. ★★★★★ Vishal Kakadiya

   7.1y ago

   Great work guys!

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3. ★★★★★ Yuki Kokubo

   11.1y ago

   Excellent plugin. No problem happens.

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4. ★★★★★ meuro

   11.7y ago

   silently stops importing text at the first accented character encountered in text not even a warning… thanks! so lame

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 0.6.4 Testing the plugin up to WordPress 6.9 Add missing HTML escape on output functions 0.6.4
2. — Version 0.6.3 Testing the plugin up to WordPress 6.7 Fix warning when mt-export.txt is used 0.6.3
3. — Version 0.6.2 Testing the plugin up to WordPress 6.4.2 Update link references from http to https. 0.6.2
4. — Version 0.6.1 Test the plugin up to WordPress 6.2 0.6.1
5. — Version 0.6 Add support for WordPress 6.1 0.6
6. — Version 0.5 Remove comment_exists check for importing comments. In testing, I found no duplicated comments via this method, and it’s extremely slow on large imports. If this check is needed, then define(‘WP_MT_IMPORT_ALLOW_DUPE_COMM 0.5

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

Translated into 92 languages, 34 at 90% or more

Plus 68 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-04-30 30K+ → 20K+ down after 788 days in tier
2. 2023-03-04 40K+ → 30K+ 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).

• M Movable Type Backup Importer 50+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• WordPress Importer 2M+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
• Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Starter Templates & Sites Pack by ThemeGrill 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Blogger Importer 50K+ installs · 3.2★ · 1 shared tag D
• Categories to Tags Converter 50K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C

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Movable Type and TypePad Importer: 20K+ active installs, 4.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/movabletype-importer