Export to Excel
by Kapil Chugh · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
A plugin which allows you to download your posts, pages, custom post types, comments authors to .xls or .xlsx format.
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Health
F 36/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+56%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “excel”, “export” and “spreadsheet” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
36 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 29.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,767 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4525 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
2.4★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 3.60★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4525 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| excel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| export your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| spreadsheet your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xls your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xlsx your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “excel”, “export” and “spreadsheet” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 115 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
12.4y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 11 Jun 2014
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wp_ntnguy10.5y ago
I can export but the exported XLS or XLSX cannot be opened in Excel. I tried viewing the exported file in a text editor just to see what it exported and all I see is a bunch of <tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr><tr></tr>. Another useless plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1429344710.7y ago
I only needed titles of posts, but it took me 3 seconds to uninstall this plugin, after a series of Warning: in_array() expects parameter 2 to be array
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andrew Wilder10.8y ago
I just needed a quick spreadsheet of all my post names and URLs, and it worked perfectly! Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alegalliard10.9y ago
Works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Prime Aque11.1y ago
It works with the latest version of WordPress. Thank you so much for creating this wonderful plugin. I don’t know why some people give this a low rating, but it definitely works as designed. I need to export post title, urls, categories, authors and tags — and this one saves no. of days I should have spent doing the task manually. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dharnadek11.2y ago
(Edited) First I thought this plugin worked. Turns out I confused it with Export Comments plugin (which does work). This plugin does not export URLs for Spam comments. Didn’t really try any of the other features but didn’t work for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martin Sauter11.3y ago
Excel 2013 can not open the generated file (wrong format/corrupt file), so the plug-in is useless for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ david11.4y ago
This plugin worked just like I wanted. I was able to export all of my WP posts to Excel. The only issue was the data was exported as HTML into Excel; but all I needed to do was copy the data to a new Excel tab and paste as plain text to get the raw data in one sheet.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "A plugin which allows you to download your posts, pages, custom post types, comments authors to .xls or .xl..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 528 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "spreadsheet" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-24 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-20 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 200+ → 300+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-12-13 300+ → 200+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 200+ → 300+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 300+ → 200+ down after 368 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 400+ → 300+ down after 437 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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SpreadsheetConverter Calculator 500+ installs · 3.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
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Spreadsheet Paste Block 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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