WordPress plugin comparison
Attachment Importer vs Canonical Attachments
Attachment Importer
by Spencer Piontkowski
3K+ installs4.3
Canonical Attachments
by hivedigital
300+ installs3.7
At a glance
- Attachment Importer has more active installs: 3K+, against 300+ for Canonical Attachments.
- On a typical day, Attachment Importer is downloaded about 18 times, Canonical Attachments about 8.
- Attachment Importer is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 26 reviews, against 3.7 from 3 reviews.
- Canonical Attachments was updated more recently: Aug 25, 2025, against Sep 25, 2014 for Attachment Importer.
- Canonical Attachments is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.0.38 for Attachment Importer.
- Attachment Importer has been around longer: since 2014, against 2017 for Canonical Attachments.
Line by line
Attachment Importer leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Attachment Importer | Canonical Attachments |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,868 | #10,779 |
| Active installs | 3K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 388 | 179 |
| Rating | 4.3(26) | 3.7(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.0.38 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.20 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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