WordPress plugin comparison

Attachment Importer vs Movable Type and TypePad Importer

Attachment Importer

by Spencer Piontkowski

3K+ installs4.3

Movable Type and TypePad Importer

by briancolinger

20K+ installs4.0

At a glance

Movable Type and TypePad Importer has more active installs: 20K+, against 3K+ for Attachment Importer.
On a typical day, Movable Type and TypePad Importer is downloaded about 134 times, Attachment Importer about 18.
Attachment Importer is rated higher: 4.3 out of 5 from 26 reviews, against 4.0 from 4 reviews.
Movable Type and TypePad Importer was updated more recently: Apr 16, 2026, against Sep 25, 2014 for Attachment Importer.
Movable Type and TypePad Importer is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.0.38 for Attachment Importer.
Movable Type and TypePad Importer has been around longer: since 2010, against 2014 for Attachment Importer.

Movable Type and TypePad Importer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Attachment Importer	Movable Type and TypePad Importer
Popular rank	#3,868	#1,262
Active installs	3K+	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	388	3.2K
Rating	4.3(26)	4.0(4)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.0.38	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.71
Last release	12 years ago	6 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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