WordPress plugin comparison

Movable Type Backup Importer vs WordPress Importer

Movable Type Backup Importer

by Roger Dudler

50+ installs5.0

WordPress Importer

by WordPress.org

2M+ installs3.1

At a glance

WordPress Importer has more active installs: 2M+, against 50+ for Movable Type Backup Importer.
On a typical day, WordPress Importer is downloaded about 38,747 times, Movable Type Backup Importer about 3.
Movable Type Backup Importer is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.1 from 326 reviews.
WordPress Importer was updated more recently: Oct 20, 2026, against Dec 8, 2011 for Movable Type Backup Importer.
WordPress Importer is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 3.2.1 for Movable Type Backup Importer.
WordPress Importer has been around longer: since 2010, against 2011 for Movable Type Backup Importer.

WordPress Importer leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Movable Type Backup Importer	WordPress Importer
Popular rank	#20,755	#23
Active installs	50+	2M+
Downloads, last 30 days	37	1.8M
Rating	5.0(1)	3.1(326)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	3.2.1	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.21
Last release	15 years ago	21 days ago
Requires PHP	–	7.2

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