10 Best WordPress Importer Alternatives in 2026

The 10 closest alternatives to WordPress Importer

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   Widget Importer & Exporter

   Closest match

   4.7 (117) 200,000+ active installs

   Import and export your widgets.

   #8 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. 200,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.7 against 3.1, last updated May 23, 2026.

   Widget Importer & Exporter reviews and stats
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   One Click Demo Import

   4.3 (79) 1 million+ active installs

   Import your demo content, widgets and theme settings with one click. Theme authors! Enable simple theme demo import for your users.

   #1 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. About half the installs, rated 4.3 against 3.1, last updated April 22, 2026.

   One Click Demo Import reviews and stats
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   WP All Import

   WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce

   4.7 (273) 20,000+ active installs

   Drag & drop to import products from any CSV, XML, Excel, or Google Sheets file. Supports variations, images, attributes, brands, and more with pow …

   #7 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. 20,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.7 against 3.1, last updated July 30, 2026.

   WP All Import reviews and stats
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   Really Simple CSV Importer

   4.9 (107) 40,000+ active installs

   Alternative CSV Importer plugin. Simple and powerful, best for geeks.

   Shares the importer tag on WordPress.org. 40,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.9 against 3.1, last updated July 16, 2026.

   Really Simple CSV Importer reviews and stats
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   Customizer Export/Import

   4.8 (115) 100,000+ active installs

   Easily export or import your WordPress customizer settings!

   #3 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. 100,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.8 against 3.1, last updated June 16, 2026.

   Customizer Export/Import reviews and stats
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   Import / Export Customizer Settings

   4.7 (6) 50,000+ active installs

   Astra theme customizer offers several settings for header/footer layout, sidebar and blog designs, colors, backgrounds, typography and much more.

   #5 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. 50,000+ installs against 2 million+, last updated 14 days ago.

   Import / Export Customizer Settings reviews and stats
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   WP Import Export Lite

   4.0 (113) 40,000+ active installs

   Complete Import & Export solution for Posts, Pages, Custom Post, Users, Taxonomies, Comments etc.

   #6 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. 40,000+ installs against 2 million+, rated 4.0 against 3.1, last updated June 27, 2026.

   WP Import Export Lite reviews and stats
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   Advanced Import

   4.4 (7) 80,000+ active installs

   Easily import demo data including posts, pages, media, widgets, customizer settings, and Gutenberg Blocks.

   #2 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. 80,000+ installs against 2 million+, last updated June 9, 2026.

   Advanced Import reviews and stats
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   Ansar Import

   Ansar Import – One Click Starter Sites – for Elementor & Themes

   5.0 (1) 10,000+ active installs

   Easily import theme demos in one click. Simplifies starter sites setup.

   #10 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 2 million+, last updated June 30, 2026.

   Ansar Import reviews and stats
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    WP All Import

    WP All Import – Import Add-On for ACF

    5.0 (6) 50,000+ active installs

    Drag & drop to import any CSV, Excel, XML, or Google Sheets file into Advanced Custom Fields. Supports repeaters, flexible content, galleries, and …

    #4 in the WordPress.org Import Plugins ranking. 50,000+ installs against 2 million+, last updated August 4, 2026.

    WP All Import reviews and stats

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  WordPress Importer vs Widget Importer & Exporter

  2 million+ vs 200,000+ installs · 3.1 vs 4.7
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  WordPress Importer vs One Click Demo Import

  2 million+ vs 1 million+ installs · 3.1 vs 4.3
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  WordPress Importer vs WP All Import

  2 million+ vs 20,000+ installs · 3.1 vs 4.7
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  WordPress Importer vs Customizer Export/Import

  2 million+ vs 100,000+ installs · 3.1 vs 4.8
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  WordPress Importer vs Import / Export Customizer Settings

  2 million+ vs 50,000+ installs · 3.1 vs 4.7
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  WordPress Importer vs WP Import Export Lite

  2 million+ vs 40,000+ installs · 3.1 vs 4.0

Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against WordPress Importer on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.

Widget Importer & Exporter is the closest match to WordPress Importer by the data we track, and One Click Demo Import has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Import / Export Customizer Settings shipped the most recent release, on August 24, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.