Best importer plugins for WordPress
The most popular importer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WordPress Importer leads with 2M+ active installs, ahead of Starter Templates & Sites Pack by ThemeGrill (70K+) and Blogger Importer (50K+). All 126 plugins tagged “importer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 importer plugins
- 1.WordPress Importer
The most installed importer plugin, with 2M+ active installs. Rated 3.1 from 326 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
Starter Templates & Sites Pack by ThemeGrill70K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 197 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago.
- 3.Blogger Importer
50K+ active installs. Rated 3.1 from 57 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 4.Categories to Tags Converter
50K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 16 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.
- 5.Really Simple CSV Importer
40K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 107 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.RSS Importer
20K+ active installs. Rated 2.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.6.11.
- 7.Movable Type and TypePad Importer
20K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 8.
Icyclub9K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 9.LiveJournal Importer
7K+ active installs. Rated 2.0 from 7 reviews, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 10.
Mystery Themes Demo Importer6K+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
All 126 plugins tagged “importer”
WordPress Importer
#23by WordPress.org19 days ago
Import posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, tags and more from a WordPress export file.
- Installs
- 2M+
- Rating
- 3.1(326)
- Downloads
- 40K/day

Starter Templates & Sites Pack by ThemeGrill
Down in the last 7 days:2#596by ThemeGrill27 days ago
Premium starter sites and website templates by ThemeGrill. Import demo content, widgets, and theme settings with one click.
- Installs
- 70K+
- Rating
- 4.7(197)
- Downloads
- 543/day
Blogger Importer
#723by Samuel Wood (Otto)2 years ago
Imports posts, images, comments, and categories (blogger tags) from a Blogger blog then migrates authors to WordPress users.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 3.1(57)
- Downloads
- 170/day
Categories to Tags Converter
Up in the last 7 days:1#760by briancolinger2 years ago
Convert existing categories to tags or tags to categories, selectively.
- Installs
- 50K+
- Rating
- 4.3(16)
- Downloads
- 172/day
Really Simple CSV Importer
Down in the last 7 days:2#902by Webの相談所3 months ago
Alternative CSV Importer plugin. Simple and powerful, best for geeks.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.9(107)
- Downloads
- 215/day
RSS Importer
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,095by briancolinger2 years ago
Import posts from an RSS feed.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 2.0(10)
- Downloads
- 106/day
Movable Type and TypePad Importer
Down in the last 7 days:1#1,262by briancolinger6 months ago
Import posts and comments from a Movable Type or TypePad blog.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 123/day

Icyclub
Down in the last 7 days:3#2,234by themeansar5 months ago
Icyclub plugin for Provided a readymade template for all Themeansar Theme
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 46/day
LiveJournal Importer
Up in the last 7 days:15#2,609by briancolinger12 years ago
Import posts and comments from LiveJournal.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 2.0(7)
- Downloads
- 51/day

Mystery Themes Demo Importer
Down in the last 7 days:7#2,738by Mystery Themes5 months ago
One Click Demo Importer For Mystery Themes official themes demo content, customization options, widgets and theme settings.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 2.0(4)
- Downloads
- 44/day
WP Options Importer
Down in the last 7 days:4#2,746by Matthew Boynes3 years ago
Export and import WordPress Options.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.9(9)
- Downloads
- 51/day

WPML to Polylang
#2,981by Chouby27 days ago
Import multilingual data from WPML into Polylang.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(20)
- Downloads
- 107/day

Sparkle Demo Importer
Down in the last 7 days:35#3,135by Sparkle WP2 years ago
Sparkle Demo Importer imports sparkle themes full demo with just one click. It is specially developed for demo import purpose.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 25/day

Blogger Importer Extended
Up in the last 7 days:4#3,407by lavoieltd19 days ago
Easily move your blog from Blogger to WordPress. Import all your content and setup 301 redirects automatically.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.7(131)
- Downloads
- 70/day
RS CSV Importer Media Add-On
Down in the last 7 days:39#3,431by Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe)11 years ago
Really Simple CSV Importer Add-on. Media's URL (Images, Documents... etc) in CSV, Download Media and Convert url to attachment ID.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 18/day
OPML Importer
Down in the last 7 days:14#3,729by briancolinger2 years ago
Import links in OPML format.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 3.5(2)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Attachment Importer
Down in the last 7 days:14#3,872by Spencer Piontkowski12 years ago
Import attachments from another WordPress blog using a WXR file.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.3(26)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Import Markdown
Down in the last 7 days:10#4,539by DAEXT5 days ago
Import Markdown lets you easily generate posts based on Markdown files.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 29/day

Substack Importer
Down in the last 7 days:15#6,797by WordPress.org6 months ago
The Substack Importer allows you to import content from a Substack newsletter into your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 2.8(4)
- Downloads
- 17/day

WP Smart Import
Up in the last 7 days:7#7,154by Xylus Themes2 months ago
Import any XML file into WordPress in minutes — no coding needed, just drag, drop, map your fields & go live instantly!
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 3.9(12)
- Downloads
- 19/day

Operation Demo Importer
Down in the last 7 days:47#7,308by wpoperations2 years ago
This is the demo importer plugin for WPOperation themes.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 8/day

FG PrestaShop to WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:48#7,344by Kerfred4 days ago
A plugin to migrate PrestaShop e-commerce solution to WooCommerce
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.7(125)
- Downloads
- 40/day

Seraphinite Post .DOCX Source
Down in the last 7 days:28#7,509by Seraphinite Solutions23 days ago
Save your time by automatically converting from .DOCX to content with all WordPress post attributes.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.6(45)
- Downloads
- 33/day

FG Drupal to WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:29#7,970by Kerfred1 month ago
A plugin to migrate articles, stories, pages, categories, tags, images from Drupal to WordPress
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.6(111)
- Downloads
- 34/day

Taxonomy Converter
Down in the last 7 days:2#8,604by kristarella7 years ago
Copy or convert terms between taxonomies.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.2(11)
- Downloads
- 11/day

ThemeMiles Toolset
Down in the last 7 days:47#8,990by Theme Miles2 months ago
Import ThemeMiles Official Themes Demo Content, Widgets and Theme settings with just one click.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Theme One Click Demo Importer
Down in the last 7 days:5#9,445by theme4046 years ago
Import Theme404 official themes demo content, widgets and theme settings with just one click.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day

CV Demo Importer
Down in the last 7 days:8#9,780by CodeVibrant1 year ago
One Click Demo Importer For CodeVibrant official themes demo content, customization options, widgets and theme settings. This plugin fetches the codev …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FG OpenCart to WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:108#11,652by Kerfred2 months ago
A plugin to migrate OpenCart e-commerce solution to WooCommerce
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Tally Theme Setup
Down in the last 7 days:100#14,366by TallyThemes9 years ago
Import demo content for Tally Themes
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

DocxToPost
Up in the last 7 days:712#14,602by Nagaraj4 days ago
Import Word (.docx) and Markdown files as WordPress posts, pages or custom post types. Images, headings and tables kept. No copy-paste.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 34/day
WPML String Translation Importer
Down in the last 7 days:166#15,884by Arif8 years ago
WPML String Translation Importer is used to import wpml string translations to update their translations.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

FG SPIP to WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:55#16,022by Kerfred25 days ago
A plugin to migrate categories, articles, news, and images from SPIP to WordPress
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.9(32)
- Downloads
- 11/day
One Click Demo Importer By Phoeniixx
Down in the last 7 days:8#17,588by Phoeniixx7 years ago
This is the simple plugin by which you can import the theme demo content , and widgets with just one click. It supports the themes created by the phoe …
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 4/day
Posterous Importer
Down in the last 7 days:70#17,702by briancolinger13 years ago
Import posts, comments, tags, and attachments from a Posterous.com blog.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 4.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
TTXML Importer
Down in the last 7 days:106#17,868by ani2life13 years ago
TTXML(티스토리/텍스트큐브 백업파일)의 내용을 워드프레스로 가져오는 Importer.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Photo roll
Down in the last 7 days:4#17,914by joe9sig6 years ago
This plugin gives chance to share your instagram photos on your website. Just fill in your profile name and enjoy your pics. No token required.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Blogger Import Wizard
Down in the last 7 days:637#18,482by Sky Plugins1 month ago
Migrate Blogger to WordPress with preview-first import, live progress, retry failed items, and SEO-friendly 301 redirects.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Potter Kit
Up in the last 7 days:29#18,860by Potter5 years ago
Import Potter themes demo content, widgets and theme settings with just one click.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Quick Demo Import
Up in the last 7 days:87#20,599by QuickDemoImport4 years ago
Helpful for theme authors to enable demo preview and import for your users.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Movable Type Backup Importer
#20,806by Roger Dudler15 years ago
This plugin allows you to import Movable Type backups. It reads the backup XML and creates the correct objects and relations in your Wordpress Blog.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
YalaThemes ToolKit
Down in the last 7 days:142#20,913by YalaThemes6 years ago
Import YalaThemes Official Themes Demo Content, Widgets and Theme settings with just one click.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Smacks! Simple Importer
Up in the last 7 days:535#21,783by simpleimporter1 day ago
Bulk import CSV, Excel, XML and JSON into WooCommerce products, posts, pages and custom post types. Drag-and-drop mapping with live preview.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple CSV Importer
Down in the last 7 days:196#21,797by Apsara Aruna1 month ago
Alternative CSV Importer plugin. Simple and powerful, best for geeks.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
GSheet For Woo Importer
Down in the last 7 days:122#22,124by OlegApanovich6 months ago
Enhances WooCommerce import by allowing product imports directly from Google Sheets stored on Google Drive.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day
5 Anker Connect
Down in the last 7 days:181#22,506by 5 Anker GmbH4 years ago
Plugin to integrate the White Label Solution of 5 Anker Connect into your WordPress Website.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DotClear Importer
Up in the last 7 days:208#22,515by briancolinger8 years ago
Import categories, users, posts, comments, and links from a DotClear blog.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Album Importer for Google Photos
Up in the last 7 days:473#22,775by Automattic5 months ago
Import Google Photos albums into your WordPress media library and display them in a beautiful gallery block.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 11/day
Attachment Files Importer
Down in the last 7 days:151#23,329by KLicheR12 years ago
Scan your Wordpress installation for all missing attachment files and download them from another Wordpress installation.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 1.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Ghost Importer
#24,564by tysonarmstrong9 years ago
Import posts, images, tags and settings from a Ghost export file into Wordpress.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 4.5(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day