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

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 export import”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export shows at wp.org #12 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 4625 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 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #1 2 WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets 100K+ · 4.7★ (1966) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Product Import Export for WooCommerce – CSV Product Importer & Exporter 80K+ · 4.6★ (413) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593) wp.org #9 ↓3 2 too low 8 WP Import Export Lite 40K+ · 4.0★ (113) wp.org #6 ↑3 2 too high 9 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #21 ↑3 11 too low 11 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Import Users from CSV 10K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 WP All Import – Import Add-On for ACF 50K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 CSV Importer 3K+ · 4.2★ (28) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress 4K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Media Library Tools – AI-Powered Rename, Clean & CSV Import/Export 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #23 ↓3 5 too low 19 Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #19 ↑4 1 too high 21 WP All Export – User Export Add-On 6K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #15 ↑4 6 too high 22 Magic Export & Import 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 Export/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 WP Taxonomy Manager 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.