Who should use WordPress Importer?

WordPress Importer is an open-source project built for wordPress site owners and administrators.

Is WordPress Importer free?

Yes — WordPress Importer is free to use.

What platforms does WordPress Importer run on?

WordPress Importer runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is WordPress Importer still active?

Unverified. WordPress Importer has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to WordPress Importer?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include CSV Importer, Post Importer for Excel, and CSV Import and Exporter.

Who develops WordPress Importer?

WordPress Importer is developed by WordPress.org.

When did WordPress Importer launch?

WordPress Importer first shipped in 2016.

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WordPress Importer

Name: WordPress Importer
Author: WordPress.org

wordpress.orgOther productivity

WordPress Importer is a WordPress plugin that imports posts, pages, comments, custom fields, taxonomies, authors, and related metadata from WordPress export files. It is intended for WordPress site owners and administrators migrating or restoring site content.

FreeGPL-2.0WebSelf-hosted

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89stars

97forks

2alternatives

8features

2016since

Overview

8 features

WordPress Importer is an Other productivity project. It focuses on moving or restoring WordPress content from an export file without manually recreating posts, pages, users, and metadata. WordPress Importer is an open-source project aimed at wordPress site owners and administrators. WordPress Importer is free to use. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

WordPress.org builds and maintains WordPress Importer, and it first shipped in 2016. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 89 stars. Among its 8 catalogued features are post import, page import, and comment import. The interface is available in 15 languages, including German, Greek, and English.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Post import
Page import
Comment import
Custom field import
Taxonomy import
Author import
Attachment import
User mapping

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tierGitHub · ★ 89Multi-language

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed7 Aug · 04:47 UTC
WordPress Importer verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about WordPress Importer

What does WordPress Importer do?: WordPress Importer focuses on moving or restoring WordPress content from an export file without manually recreating posts, pages, users, and metadata. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who should use WordPress Importer?: WordPress Importer is an open-source project built for wordPress site owners and administrators.
Is WordPress Importer free?: Yes — WordPress Importer is free to use.
What platforms does WordPress Importer run on?: WordPress Importer runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is WordPress Importer still active?: Unverified. WordPress Importer has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to WordPress Importer?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include CSV Importer, Post Importer for Excel, and CSV Import and Exporter.CSV Importer Post Importer for Excel CSV Import and Exporter
Who develops WordPress Importer?: WordPress Importer is developed by WordPress.org.
When did WordPress Importer launch?: WordPress Importer first shipped in 2016.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
Open source: Yes · ★ 89
License: GPL-2.0
First seen: 7 Aug 2026
Built for: WordPress site owners and administrators
Model: Open source
Solves: Moving or restoring WordPress content from an export file without manually recreating posts, pages, users, and metadata.

Registered as

GitHub: WordPress/wordpress-importer
WordPress.org: wordpress-importer

Developer

WordPress.org

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 89
Forks: 97
Open issues: 64
Last commit: 16 Mar 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 26
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: master
Latest release: 0.9.4 · 10 Oct 2025

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 96.2
Indexed: 7 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 7 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: wordpress-importer-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 9 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 7 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 7 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer

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