WordPress plugin comparison

Article Importer vs Movable Type and TypePad Importer

Article Importer

by minosystem

10+ installs

Movable Type and TypePad Importer

by briancolinger

20K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Movable Type and TypePad Importer has more active installs: 20K+, against 10+ for Article Importer.
On a typical day, Movable Type and TypePad Importer is downloaded about 134 times, Article Importer about 1.
Article Importer has no reviews yet.
Movable Type and TypePad Importer was updated more recently: Apr 16, 2026, against Aug 25, 2018 for Article Importer.
Movable Type and TypePad Importer is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for Article Importer.
Movable Type and TypePad Importer has been around longer: since 2010, against 2018 for Article Importer.

Movable Type and TypePad Importer leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Article Importer	Movable Type and TypePad Importer
Popular rank	#30,117	#1,262
Active installs	10+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	26	3.2K
Rating	No ratings	4.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.9.35	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.71
Last release	8 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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