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

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 “database export”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 Single Post Page shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 1667 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ · 5.0★ (1875) wp.org #1 2

Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #2 3

WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #3 4

Database Addon For WPForms ( wpforms entries ) – WPFormsDB 20K+ · 5.0★ (131) wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions 60K+ · 4.7★ (181) wp.org #6 7

Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #7 8

Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #8 9

LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #20 11 too low 10

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #24 14 too low 11

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #12 1 too low 12

Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) not PHP-current wp.org #17 ↓4 5 too low 13 D Database Collation Fix 1K+ · 5.0★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↑1 14

Database Backup for WordPress 60K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 S SQLite Database Integration 5K+ · 4.6★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #10 5 too high 16

Database for Contact Form 7 7K+ · 4.2★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #9 7 too high 17

GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #18 1 too low 18

WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy 200K+ · 4.2★ (318) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #22 4 too low 19

CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ · 3.8★ (135) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20

WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21

Export Single Post Page 3K+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #11 10 too high 22

WP All Export – User Export Add-On 6K+ · 3.6★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23

Export Media as ZIP 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #23 24

Entry Manager for WPForms – Save Form Entries to Database & Export 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #21 3 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.