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Import Users from CSV
Perfect for small lists but watch out for those rogue notification emails.
HealthyGrowing
67/100
The plugin handles small imports well but struggles with performance and buggy email notifications.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.1★
44 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+13%
Growing
50 → 57 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORnot updated in 6 months
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing · +13% in the last year
50/day a year ago→57/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayImport Users from CSV is praised for its effective bulk import and helpful documentation, but users report serious notification bugs and performance problems with larger imports.
What people like
- +Reliable bulk import of users, saving time and effort×7
- +Helpful documentation and example CSV file guide users in formatting data correctly×2
- +Requires LibreOffice for CSV creation to avoid formatting issues with Excel×2
- +Facilitates custom plugin development and database imports
Common complaints
- −Sends notification emails even when the 'do not notify' option is selected, causing unwanted messages
- −Large imports (>2-3 users) often time out, making bulk import impractical
- −Excessive memory usage and server errors (500) when used with Paid Memberships Pro, leading to site instability
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.07★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.10★
- 2%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2024-04-152025-05-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 44 total
Latest reviews · 44 analyzed
- 2025-11-19★★★★★Notified every user…deverecreative
- 2024-08-21★★★★★Works .. Kind Of?mattthedev
- 2024-04-09★★★★★I hate that we are forced to use this plug-in in Paid Memberships Prooleostudio
- 2022-09-01★★★★★Worked a treat!Zacher
- 2022-05-18★★★★★a lifesaver, works well, documentation helpfuljykiddie
- 2021-08-11★★★★★Simply adequateAdedayo Makinde
- 2019-01-21★★★★★Greatzarakilian
- 2017-02-19★★★★★Bravofafani
- 2016-11-30★★★★★Abou compatibilityaladinDr
- 2016-06-07★★★★★Honestdelacalera
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
62
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
46
Prior 7-day baseline
35
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
66
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+34.8%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
33%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.83
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
64%
5★ share in analyzed sample
2%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.09 → 4.07★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered