Additional Options and Tweaks vs Import / Export Customizer Settings
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Import / Export Customizer Settings ranks #739 on the popular list; Additional Options and Tweaks is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Import / Export Customizer Settings has the largest install base, roughly 5000× the next: 50K+ active installs against 10+ for Additional Options and Tweaks. Downloads this week: Import / Export Customizer Settings 964 and Additional Options and Tweaks 18. Ratings: Additional Options and Tweaks 5★ from 1 and Import / Export Customizer Settings 4.7★ from 6 reviews.
| Metric | Additional Options and Tweaks | Import / Export Customizer Settings |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #739 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 50K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 18 | 964 |
| Rating | 5★ (1) | 4.7★ (6) |
| Last updated | Oct 22, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.27.2 | 1.1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #33,531 | #729 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Feb 2023 | Mar 2019 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Additional Options and Tweaks or Import / Export Customizer Settings?
By active installs, Import / Export Customizer Settings: 50K+ sites run it against 10+ for Additional Options and Tweaks, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 23, 2026.
Are Additional Options and Tweaks or Import / Export Customizer Settings alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.