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

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 markdown”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 2 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.

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Ranked above its merit

QH Markdown Exporter shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 70+ 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

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 491 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ultimate Markdown – Markdown Editor, Importer, & Exporter 2K+ · 4.0★ (10) wp.org #1 2 Redux Framework 900K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too low 3 LLM Markdown – Markdown Endpoints for AI Agents 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #14 ↓3 10 too low 5 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #17 12 too low 6 Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #22 16 too low 7 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets 10K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too low 9 Simple Export to Markdown 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #23 ↓3 13 too low 11 Visibility – Lightweight SEO, AEO and GEO for Search and AI 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↑6 1 too high 12 Meerkat Markdown for AI Visibility 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Markdown Mirror – llms.txt and .md always up to date 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 JumpsuitAI – llms.txt + Markdown Endpoints 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 8 too high 15 Markdown for Agents and Statistics 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 11 too high 16 LLMagnet – AI Visibility & AI SEO for Claude, ChatGPT & More 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓2 4 too low 17 FormsCRM – Connect Forms to CRM directly 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 DocxToPost – Import Word (DOCX) & Markdown to Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓3 3 too high 19 RankReady – AI SEO, Schema, llms.txt, AEO and GEO for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity 500+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #19 ↑3 20 LLMs.txt Curator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Static Site Exporter 400+ · 3.5★ (12) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 DesignSetGo 8K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Q QH Markdown Exporter 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 too high 24 Markdown Renderer for GitHub 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑3 8 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.