wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “excel 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 “excel export”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 4 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
WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 1966 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415)
wp.org #1 2 
Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350)
wp.org #2 3 
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625)
wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 
Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 
Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 
Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #7 ↑3 8 
GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39)
wp.org #8 9 WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets 100K+ · 4.7★ (1966)
wp.org #17 ↓1 8 too low 10 
WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593)
wp.org #14 4 too low 11 
Product Import Export for WooCommerce – CSV Product Importer & Exporter 80K+ · 4.6★ (413) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 ↓4 2 too high 12 
Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29)
wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 
Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497)
wp.org #22 ↓1 9 too low 14 
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397)
wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 
Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68)
wp.org #15 16 
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #11 5 too high 17 
WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #12 5 too high 18 
Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers 6K+ · 4.1★ (166) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 
Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #16 3 too high 20 WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #13 7 too high 21 
Order Export for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.8★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 
Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 
WP All Export – User Export Add-On 6K+ · 3.6★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 
Export Media as ZIP 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓1 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.