Import / Export Customizer Settings vs WPvivid Backup Plugin
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| Feature | Import / Export Customizer Settings v1.1.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WPvivid Backup Plugin v0.9.136 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 50,000+ | 900,000+ |
| Last updated | August 24, 2026 | September 28, 2026 |
| Editions | Import / Export Customizer Settings | WPvivid Backup Plugin · WPvivid Plugins Pro ($) |
| Pros | Copy Astra Customizer settings between sites; Free and simple to use; Admin screen added to the Astra welcome page | Scheduled backups with mail reports; Remote copies on Google Drive, OneDrive and Amazon S3; Clone and migrate sites to a new domain |
| Cons | Works only with the Astra theme; Does not move content, menus or widgets | Some storage destinations and features need WPvivid Pro; Large backups can be slow on shared hosting; Restores on a new host need careful domain and path checks |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Export Astra Customizer settings to a file, Import Astra Customizer settings from a file | Scheduled full and partial backups, Backup mail reports, Google Drive remote storage, OneDrive remote storage, Amazon S3 remote storage, Export, clone and migrate site packages |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | — | Google Drive, OneDrive, Amazon S3 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Requires PHP | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.2 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | www.googleapis.com, auth.wpvivid.com, graph.microsoft.com |