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

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 fields”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 6 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 #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 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

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 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 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #1 2 Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #2 3 WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Secure Custom Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (69) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #23 ↑1 12 too low 12 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 WP Import Export Lite 40K+ · 4.0★ (113) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Product Import Export for WooCommerce – CSV Product Importer & Exporter 80K+ · 4.6★ (413) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 WC Fields Factory 7K+ · 4.3★ (168) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 Product Input Fields for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.0★ (17) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 Export Customers Data 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 WP All Export – User Export Add-On 6K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 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.