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

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 restore”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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.

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Ranked above its merit

SQLite Database Integration shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 12 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8708) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ · 4.9★ (1962) wp.org #5 ↓3 1 too low 5 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone 600K+ · 4.5★ (135) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too high 7 JetBackup – Backup, Restore & Migrate 200K+ · 4.5★ (1056) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP 20K+ · 4.5★ (102) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #13 ↑2 3 too low 11 Database Reset 10K+ · 4.5★ (77) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ · 4.9★ (1568) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner 10K+ · 4.2★ (129) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ · 4.8★ (81) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #16 ↓5 1 too low 16 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid 40K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #20 ↓3 3 too low 18 Database Backup for WordPress 60K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 S SQLite Database Integration 5K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 WebToffee WP Backup and Migration 5K+ · 4.5★ (49) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin – Backup WordPress Sites Safely 30K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #17 ↑2 5 too high 23 Database Manager – WP Adminer 20K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.