CSV Importer

76 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

Around 3,000 active installs is modest, suggesting a niche audience rather than mainstream adoption, though the score weights raw install count generously here.

Update Freshness

25/25

Updated as recently as December 2025 and tested against WordPress 6.9.4, which signals an actively maintained codebase despite the small user base.

User Rating

13/15

An 84 out of 100 from 28 ratings is a strong approval rating, but the small sample size means the number carries less statistical weight than larger-rated plugins.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved is technically a perfect resolution rate but also indicates either very few users needing help or that users go elsewhere for support.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Scoring full marks here, with PHP 7.0 as the floor and WordPress 6.9.4 confirmed working, covering an unusually wide compatibility range.

Scores higher than 45% of indexed plugins

About

Import posts from CSV files into WordPress.

Active Installs 3k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.2/5

Last Updated 2026-07-30 10:43pm GMT

Requires WordPress 3.1+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.0+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: December 5, 2023

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What It Does

CSV Importer reads CSV files and creates WordPress posts from each row, mapping spreadsheet columns to post fields like title, content, author, categories, and custom fields. It handles bulk content publishing without requiring manual copy and paste for each entry. The plugin targets straightforward post imports rather than complex custom post type workflows.

Who It's For

This plugin suits site owners who have structured content already sitting in spreadsheets and need to push it into WordPress as posts on a recurring or one-off basis. Small editorial teams, real estate agents with property lists, and operators of classified or event directories will find the workflow familiar. It works best when your CSV maps cleanly to standard post fields rather than complex custom post type relationships.

Who Should Skip It

If you need to import WooCommerce products, Advanced Custom Fields data, or custom post types with relational fields, you will outgrow this plugin quickly. Anyone running a site with millions of rows or requiring scheduled, automated imports from external APIs should also look at more capable tools.

The Bottom Line

CSV Importer does the basics well and is clearly maintained, but its 3,000 installs and zero support threads suggest it occupies a small corner of the import market. For simple, one-off post imports from spreadsheets it is a reasonable choice, yet anyone with recurring imports, custom post types, or product data will quickly need WP All Import or a similar heavyweight tool. Score of 73.8 reflects a competent but narrowly focused plugin.

Related Plugins

WP All Import 84/100

Pick this when you need to import custom post types, WooCommerce products, or pull data from XML and Google Sheets rather than just CSV files.

TablePress 95/100

Choose TablePress if your CSV data is meant to display as tables on your site rather than convert into individual WordPress posts.

One Click Demo Import 87/100

Go with this when you are setting up a theme demo with widgets, pages, and customizer settings bundled together.

Widget Importer & Exporter 85/100

Use this alternative if you specifically need to move widget configurations between sites rather than import post content.

Customizer Export/Import 84/100

Pick this when your goal is migrating theme customizer settings between WordPress installations, not importing post data.