Is WP Importer Safe on Multisite?

WP Importer is fine, providing the security of the site is in tact – meaning:

  • No users with “admin” username
  • secure passwords
  • user registration disabled
  • Salts configured properly in wp-config.php
  • Renowned plugins ONLY – lots of plugins can be the cause of a weak link in a sites security, especially if the plugin provides any form of public uploading (in forms, using old versions of Timthumb, etc.)

If a hacker creates and account and imports malicious code, it’s the issue of the being insecure, not WP Importer detecting whether a User is a hacker or not.