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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “content extractor”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “content extractor”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 5 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Trendly Content Extractor – DOCX to WordPress Post Converter shows at wp.org #2 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Loco Translate places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 453 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #7 6 too low 2 افزونه رسمی ترب 40K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Simply Static – The Static Site Generator 30K+ · 4.5★ (195) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail 5K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Reduce Unused CSS Solution with Critical CSS For WP 1K+ · 3.8★ (13) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Core Web Vitals & PageSpeed Booster 1K+ · 3.9★ (15) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Loco Translate 1M+ · 4.8★ (453) wp.org #21 14 too low 8 SEO Booster 800+ · 4.8★ (54) wp.org #17 ↓1 9 too low 9 WP Document Revisions 2K+ · 3.7★ (23) wp.org #10 ↑2 1 too low 10 Trendly Content Extractor – DOCX to WordPress Post Converter 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 Video Frame Extractor 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Easy Demo Importer – A Modern One-Click Demo Import Solution 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 M MksDdn Migrate Content 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 استخراج محصولات ووکامرس برای آیسی 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 AISignal Markdown Converter 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Magic Import Document Extractor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Koloshare — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 1 1Platform Content AI – AI Blog Writer, SEO & Internal Linking for WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 WP Rankify – AI SEO, Schema JSON-LD & AI Content Optimizer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too high 20 LUX Content Migration – WordPress Migration, Export & Import Tool — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21 افزونه استخراج اطلاعات محصولات ووکامرس – پارساژ — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Luma Product Fields 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too high 23 News-Parser 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 IntelliDesc – AI Product Descriptions for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.