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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “csv”

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 “csv”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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

Export Users Data CSV shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 places #12 on merit, 5.0★ from 1875 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 R Really Simple CSV Importer 40K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #1 2 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets 100K+ · 4.7★ (1966) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Import Users from CSV 10K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 CSV Importer 3K+ · 4.2★ (28) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 Product Import Export for WooCommerce – CSV Product Importer & Exporter 80K+ · 4.6★ (413) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ · 5.0★ (1875) wp.org #21 ↓3 9 too low 13 CSV to HTML 300+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 PiWeb Export Customers Users & Guest customer to CSV for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Media Library Tools – AI-Powered Rename, Clean & CSV Import/Export 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #16 ↑5 17 Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress 4K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 CSV Importer Plus for ACF 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too high 19 WP All Import – Import Add-On for ACF 50K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Export Users Data CSV 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑3 10 too high 21 Export All Posts, Products, Orders & Users | WP Ultimate Exporter | WordPress CSV Export 6K+ · 3.2★ (16) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 WP Taxonomy Manager 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 Export/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 Import Users & Customers with Meta | WP Ultimate CSV Importer Add-on 5K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.