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

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 data”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 2 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 #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 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

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 27821 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 R Really Simple CSV Importer 40K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #7 ↑4 3 too low 5 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #15 ↑7 7 too low 9 WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets 100K+ · 4.7★ (1966) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too low 10 CSV Importer 3K+ · 4.2★ (28) wp.org #5 ↓1 5 too high 11 Import Users from CSV 10K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #19 ↓9 7 too low 13 WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too low 14 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Export Users Data CSV 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↑3 12 too high 16 Product Import Export for WooCommerce – CSV Product Importer & Exporter 80K+ · 4.6★ (413) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #22 ↓4 4 too low 19 CSV to HTML 300+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 CSV Importer Plus for ACF 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 11 too high 21 WP All Import – Import Add-On for ACF 50K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 Data Source for Contact Form 7 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress 4K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Export Customers Data 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑5 12 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.