Best WordPress importer plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress importer plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Ultimate CSV Importer leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of WP Smart Import (900+) and VE CSV Importer (10+). All 5 plugins tagged “wordpress importer” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 WordPress importer plugins
- 1.WP Ultimate CSV Importer
The most installed WordPress importer plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 593 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 2.
WP Smart Import900+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 12 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
VE CSV Importer10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 4.HotBlocks Demo Importer
10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
WebClonerFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 4 months ago.
All 5 plugins tagged “wordpress importer”
WP Ultimate CSV Importer
Down in the last 7 days:15#1,252by Smackcoders Inc.,5 days ago
The best WordPress Import Export plugin. Easily import and export posts, pages, CPTs, WooCommerce products, users and more using CSV, XML and Excel.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.4(593)
- Downloads
- 595/day

WP Smart Import
Up in the last 7 days:17#7,140by 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

VE CSV Importer
Down in the last 7 days:567#31,404by Virtual Employee Pvt Ltd8 years ago
Import Pages/Posts with post category from CSV files into WordPress.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
HotBlocks Demo Importer
#42,315by Hot Themes2 months ago
Demo content onboarding plugin for HotThemes themes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

WebCloner
Up in the last 7 days:22,630#50,040by Bikan4 months ago
Import, migrate, and restore WordPress websites using WebCloner export packages.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day