Title: WordPress Importer Author: WordPress.org Published: mai 20, 2010 Last modified: novembre 5, 2025 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/wordpress-importer/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=547654) ![](https://ps.w.org/wordpress-importer/assets/icon.svg?rev=2791650) # WordPress Importer By [WordPress.org](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wordpress-importer.0.9.5.zip) * [Details](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/#description) * [Reviews](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/#reviews) * [Installation](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/#installation) * [Development](https://tah.wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-importer/) ## Description The WordPress Importer will import the following content from a WordPress export file: * Posts, pages and other custom post types * Comments and comment meta * Custom fields and post meta * Categories, tags and terms from custom taxonomies and term meta * Authors For further information and instructions please see the [documention on Importing Content](https://wordpress.org/support/article/importing-content/#wordpress). ### Filters The importer has a couple of filters to allow you to completely enable/block certain features: * `import_allow_create_users`: return false if you only want to allow mapping to existing users * `import_allow_fetch_attachments`: return false if you do not wish to allow importing and downloading of attachments * `import_attachment_size_limit`: return an integer value for the maximum file size in bytes to save (default is 0, which is unlimited) There are also a few actions available to hook into: * `import_start`: occurs after the export file has been uploaded and author import settings have been chosen * `import_end`: called after the last output from the importer ## Installation The quickest method for installing the importer is: 1. Visit Tools -> Import in the WordPress dashboard 2. Click on the WordPress link in the list of importers 3. Click « Install Now » 4. Finally click « Activate Plugin & Run Importer » If you would prefer to do things manually then follow these instructions: 1. Upload the `wordpress-importer` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go to the Tools -> Import screen, click on WordPress ## FAQ ### Help! I’m getting out of memory errors or a blank screen. If your exported file is very large, the import script may run into your host’s configured memory limit for PHP. A message like « Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted » indicates that the script can’t successfully import your XML file under the current PHP memory limit. If you have access to the php.ini file, you can manually increase the limit; if you do not (your WordPress installation is hosted on a shared server, for instance), you might have to break your exported XML file into several smaller pieces and run the import script one at a time. For those with shared hosting, the best alternative may be to consult hosting support to determine the safest approach for running the import. A host may be willing to temporarily lift the memory limit and/or run the process directly from their end. — [Support Article: Importing Content](https://wordpress.org/support/article/importing-content/#before-importing) ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/73cc394d97274ef179466af742d40c63dd959603b51489a9b068a6976191f4a5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works but basic](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-but-basic-4/)󠁿 [ajadalif](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ajadalif/) avril 16, 2026 Used WordPress Importer to move content. Setup was easy. Did the job fine. But options feel limited. Sometimes a bit slow. Still good for simple use tbh. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8058180c1a44c3819b1e0d5d3e7d0285400418fb9b9ed20075b4859078408040? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works but Basic](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-but-basic-3/)󠁿 [alijonab332](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alijonab332/) avril 15, 2026 It does the job, but feels a bit outdated. Importing worked, but had some small issues. not very smooth tbh. Good for simple use, but needs improvement cz limited options. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5d44203a83b99c9a570b83bb0f3078edd0bcf4b139e38d9189628f3da6130f2d? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good but Basic](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-but-basic-2/)󠁿 [kortney2](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kortney2/) avril 7, 2026 Works fine for simple imports, 👍 helped me move content quickly. Setup was easy, no confusion, but lacks some advanced options tbh. still useful for basic needs. tnkz! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/07bfb2333afdf3e8827423058792cc0e450bd2aaad4c010e8b0dab784dc3ac38? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple Import Tool](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-import-tool-2/)󠁿 [sidney77](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sidney77/) avril 6, 2026 Super easy to use. Imported my content without any hassle. Took just a few mins. Works perfectly for basic needs tnkz 👍 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5577ed6c09d420d42edc97e37b9024881b675b7a78fdda16c1e8179235b95137? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works but Basic](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-but-basic-2/)󠁿 [iyana303](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iyana303/) avril 3, 2026 WordPress Importer did the main job and helped me move content fast. But the process felt a bit plain, and I had to check a few things myself after import. So 3 stars from me. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ad6fed6dff529e2135fb483172d5ae61e133f460d693c1c5f1adab9b2b0a89ef? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple Import Tool](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-import-tool/)󠁿 [tariqarsenault](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tariqarsenault/) mars 25, 2026 Used this to import old site content, and it worked fine. The process was simple n didn’t take much time. No issues so far, does exactly what it should. Pretty useful, tnkz 👍 [ Read all 321 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-importer/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “WordPress Importer” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ WordPress.org ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wordpressdotorg/) “WordPress Importer” has been translated into 60 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wordpress-importer/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “WordPress Importer” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wordpress-importer) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wordpress-importer/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wordpress-importer/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wordpress-importer/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wordpress-importer/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.9.5 * Rewrite CSS URLs in block markup (e.g., cover blocks with background images). * Code refactoring: Extract import processing logic into separate methods to prepare for future streaming support. * Update Playwright and @playwright/test dependencies from 1.55.0 to 1.56.1. * Clean up vendor-patched dependencies by removing dotfiles and GitHub workflow files. #### 0.9.4 * Fix a bug that caused self-closing blocks to be incorrectly serialized during URL rewriting. #### 0.9.3 * Rewrite attachment URLs to the new URL structure #### 0.9.2 * Rewrite site URLs in block attributes. #### 0.9.1 * Add support for rewriting site URLs in post content and excerpts. #### 0.9.0 * Introduce a new XML parser class `WXR_Parser_XML_Processor` that replaces the deprecated `WXR_Parser_Regex` class. #### 0.8.4 * Fix a bug on deserialization of untrusted input. * Update compatibility tested-up-to to WordPress 6.7.2. #### 0.8.3 * Update compatibility tested-up-to to WordPress 6.7. * Update call to `post_exists` to include `post_type` in the query * PHP 8.4 compatibility fixes. #### 0.8.2 * Update compatibility tested-up-to to WordPress 6.4.2. * Update doc URL references. * Adjust workflow triggers. #### 0.8.1 * Update compatibility tested-up-to to WordPress 6.2. * Update paths to build status badges. #### 0.8 * Update minimum WordPress requirement to 5.2. * Update minimum PHP requirement to 5.6. * Update compatibility tested-up-to to WordPress 6.1. * PHP 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2 compatibility fixes. * Fix a bug causing blank lines in content to be ignored when using the Regex Parser. * Fix a bug resulting in a PHP fatal error when IMPORT_DEBUG is enabled and a category creation error occurs. * Improved Unit testing & automated testing. #### 0.7 * Update minimum WordPress requirement to 3.7 and ensure compatibility with PHP 7.4. * Fix bug that caused not importing term meta. * Fix bug that caused slashes to be stripped from imported meta data. * Fix bug that prevented import of serialized meta data. * Fix file size check after download of remote files with HTTP compression enabled. * Improve accessibility of form fields by adding missing labels. * Improve imports for remote file URLs without name and/or extension. * Add support for `wp:base_blog_url` field to allow importing multiple files with WP-CLI. * Add support for term meta parsing when using the regular expressions or XML parser. * Developers: All PHP classes have been moved into their own files. * Developers: Allow to change `IMPORT_DEBUG` via `wp-config.php` and change default value to the value of `WP_DEBUG`. #### 0.6.4 * Improve PHP7 compatibility. * Fix bug that caused slashes to be stripped from imported comments. * Fix for various deprecation notices including `wp_get_http()` and `screen_icon()`. * Fix for importing export files with multiline term meta data. #### 0.6.3 * Add support for import term metadata. * Fix bug that caused slashes to be stripped from imported content. * Fix bug that caused characters to be stripped inside of CDATA in some cases. * Fix PHP notices. #### 0.6.2 * Add `wp_import_existing_post` filter, see [Trac ticket #33721](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/33721). #### 0.6 * Support for WXR 1.2 and multiple CDATA sections * Post aren’t duplicates if their post_type’s are different #### 0.5.2 * Double check that the uploaded export file exists before processing it. This prevents incorrect error messages when an export file is uploaded to a server with bad permissions and WordPress 3.3 or 3.3.1 is being used. #### 0.5 * Import comment meta (requires export from WordPress 3.2) * Minor bugfixes and enhancements #### 0.4 * Map comment user_id where possible * Import attachments from `wp:attachment_url` * Upload attachments to correct directory * Remap resized image URLs correctly #### 0.3 * Use an XML Parser if possible * Proper import support for nav menus * … and much more, see [Trac ticket #15197](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/15197) #### 0.1 * Initial release ## Community plugin This plugin is developed and supported by a community. 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