WordPress plugin comparison

Starter Templates by Gradient Themes vs Widget Importer & Exporter

Starter Templates by Gradient Themes

by Gradient Themes

2K+ installs

Widget Importer & Exporter

by Steven Gliebe

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Widget Importer & Exporter has more active installs: 200K+, against 2K+ for Starter Templates by Gradient Themes.
On a typical day, Widget Importer & Exporter is downloaded about 2,362 times, Starter Templates by Gradient Themes about 34.
Starter Templates by Gradient Themes has no reviews yet.
Widget Importer & Exporter was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Jun 22, 2026 for Starter Templates by Gradient Themes.
Widget Importer & Exporter is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.0 for Starter Templates by Gradient Themes.
Widget Importer & Exporter has been around longer: since 2013, against 2022 for Starter Templates by Gradient Themes.

Widget Importer & Exporter leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Starter Templates by Gradient Themes	Widget Importer & Exporter
Popular rank	#4,228	#264
Active installs	2K+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	709	133.2K
Rating	No ratings	4.7(117)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.0.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.50	×1.23
Last release	4 months ago	25 days ago
Requires PHP	5.6	5.2.4

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