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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “docx metadata”

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 “docx metadata”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Postora Export for DOCX shows at wp.org #1 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

ConveyThis AI Multilingual Translation places #9 on merit, 4.4★ from 145 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Media Library Assistant 70K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 MPL-Publisher — Ebook & Audiobook Creator 700+ · 4.9★ (46) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Media Library Organizer – Folders, File Manager & Media Categories 20K+ · 4.7★ (150) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 FileBird Document Library 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 WP Fast Total Search – The Power of Indexed Search 1K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #7 8 Postora Export for DOCX 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 ConveyThis AI Multilingual Translation 1K+ · 4.4★ (145) wp.org #23 14 too low 10 Rapls AI Chatbot – Self-Hosted RAG & MCP Server 90+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Restrict WP Upload Type 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 FastBots 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Storage for Woo via S3-Compatible 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Kodlo Media Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 FICTBASE 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Upload Metadata Scrubber: Remove Author, PDF, Word and EXIF Metadata — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 PressPrimer Assignment – Homework Submission, Document Viewer & LMS Grading Workflows 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Darkstar File Manager 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Media Bulk Download 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 LolaCore – AI Admin Agent 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 SScribe Export Site Pages — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 WP CV Builder 30+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑2 3 too high 23 Trilobita DocVault 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Jim – Accessible Converter — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 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.