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

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 “export acf”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

WP All Export – Export Add-On for ACF shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 1281 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #1 2 WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 WP Import Export Lite 40K+ · 4.0★ (113) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #6 ↑5 2 too low 5 Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3004) wp.org #13 ↑5 6 too low 8 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #16 ↓3 8 too low 9 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ · 4.8★ (132) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too low 12 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 WP All Import – Import Add-On for ACF 50K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Advanced Forms for ACF 3K+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Simple Export Import for ACF Data 1K+ · 3.4★ (16) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress 4K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 CSV Importer Plus for ACF 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 19 Magic Export & Import 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too high 20 Export All Posts, Products, Orders & Users | WP Ultimate Exporter | WordPress CSV Export 6K+ · 3.2★ (16) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 WP All Export – Export Add-On for ACF 20K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 Tr Options Migrator for ACF (Export & Import ACF Options Data) 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Frontend Editor ACF 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Any Post Import Export with ACF 80+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 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.