WordPress plugin comparison

Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export vs Widget Importer & Exporter

Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export

by Matthew Reilly

500+ installs5.0

Widget Importer & Exporter

by Steven Gliebe

200K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Widget Importer & Exporter has more active installs: 200K+, against 500+ for Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export.
On a typical day, Widget Importer & Exporter is downloaded about 2,362 times, Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export about 27.
Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.7 from 117 reviews.
Widget Importer & Exporter was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against Sep 4, 2026 for Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export.
Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
Widget Importer & Exporter has been around longer: since 2013, against 2025 for Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export.

Widget Importer & Exporter leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export	Widget Importer & Exporter
Popular rank	#8,545	#264
Active installs	500+	200K+
Downloads, last 30 days	624	132.9K
Rating	5.0(3)	4.7(117)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.56	×1.23
Last release	2 months ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	7.2	5.2.4

From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.

Track your plugin against its rivals every day: rank, installs, downloads, ratings and their releases, with alerts when anything moves.