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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “document converter”

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 “document converter”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

AISignal Markdown Converter shows at wp.org #4 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 142 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 M Mammoth .docx converter 20K+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #1 2 Document Viewer – let visitors view files right in the browser 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #2 3 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #3 4 ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ · 4.5★ (830) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 WebP Express 300K+ · 4.4★ (162) wp.org #5 6 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 Seraphinite Post .DOCX Source 800+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 mPDF add-on for RTL and Unicode Support 4K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization 10K+ · 4.8★ (145) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too low 12 Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools 30K+ · 4.6★ (535) wp.org #21 ↓1 9 too low 13 LLM Markdown – Markdown Endpoints for AI Agents 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 FG SPIP to WordPress 100+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #20 ↑1 6 too low 15 AISignal Markdown Converter 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 11 too high 16 CopySafe Web Protection – Copy Protect Images 800+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Thai Nexus Logistics – International Shipping Rates & Currency Converter for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 DocxToPost – Import Word (DOCX) & Markdown to Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 Static Site Exporter 400+ · 3.5★ (12) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 PDFWorld Document Tools — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 Trendly Content Extractor – DOCX to WordPress Post Converter 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Currency Converter for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 WoPo File Converter 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.