Post Porter
Post Porter enables seamless posts migration between WordPress sites via REST API, ensuring alignment with standard post principles.
Solid choice
Post Porter is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 1 week ago, and scores 74/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 1 week ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Needs PHP 8.3 or newer
How does it stack up?
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Post Porter stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| api | >100 |
| import export custom post type | >100 |
| import-export | >100 |
| restapi | #2 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Post Porter
From the official readme · v2.0.0Description
Post Porter | Import any post type from one WordPress site to another WordPress site with one click using REST API.
For the best results and ease of use, ensure that the content you want to import or export closely resembles the structure of standard posts or is based on similar principles.
Features
- It allows users to import and export any post type including custom post types between their wordpress websites.
- It allows users to select from which post type to import data in which post type of current website.
- It also import posts with custom taxonomy(Custom Categories / Tags) if its defined in imorting website.
- It allows users to cancel importing process in while background process is running.
- Securely import and export data by key based authentication.
- Importing process done in background so, it will not affect your other processes.
Steps to Use
- Install plugin in website from you want to import posts.
- After installation goto export key page of plugin and copy website url and copy export key.
- Install plugin in website where you want to import posts.
- After installation goto post porter page of plugin and paste copied website url and export key then click on submit.
- After submit there is two select box to select post types.
- After selection of post types click on save settings button to save settings.
- After that import post button is enabled click on import posts button to start importing process.
- For checking log details goto import logs page of website.
- By click on clear logs button all the logs details will be cleared.
Note
- This plugin use WP Background Processing Library so if you have any active plugin which using the same library or plugin used to import data in background then deactivate it to avoide any conflicts.
- Post Porter is not compatible with all custom post types, especially those with highly customized structures or unique data fields. It is recommended to test the plugin thoroughly if you intend to use it with custom post types other than standard posts.
Installation
WordPress
Search for “Post Porter” and install with that slick Plugins > Add New back-end page.
… OR …
Follow these steps:
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Download the archive.
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Upload the zip file via the Plugins > Add New > Upload page … OR … unpack and upload with your favorite FTP client to the /plugins/ folder.
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Activate the plugin on the Plugins page.
Done!
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FAQ
Post Porter: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 2, 2026
Is Post Porter free?
Yes. Post Porter is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Post Porter safe to use in 2026?
Post Porter is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 1 week ago, and scores 74/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Post Porter?
Post Porter is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,331 times since it launched in March 2024. It was downloaded 134 times in the last 30 days.
Does Post Porter work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Post Porter up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 6.2 or newer.
What PHP version does Post Porter need?
Post Porter requires PHP 8.3 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Post Porter last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.0, was released on September 24, 2026 (1 week ago).
Who makes Post Porter?
Post Porter is developed and maintained by Weboccult Technologies Pvt Ltd.
What are the best alternatives to Post Porter?
The most popular alternatives to Post Porter are WP Consent API (200K+ installs), Disable REST API (80K+ installs) and Mailgun for WordPress (80K+ installs).
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