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

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 order”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Export Orders for WooCommerce – AI & MCP for Claude and ChatGPT shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Comments Import & Export places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 68 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) 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 #5 2 too low 4 Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers 6K+ · 4.1★ (166) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 GSheetConnector – WooCommerce Google Sheets Connector, Export Orders & Products to Google Sheets in Real-Time 3K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 WPSyncSheets For WooCommerce – Import & Export Orders, Products, Customers & Coupons to Google Sheets in Real-Time 700+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #17 ↑4 3 too low 15 Export Order Items for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓2 6 too high 16 Ninjalytics: Sales Reports & Order Export for WooCommerce and EDD 6K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #23 ↓4 7 too low 17 Order Export for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.8★ (14) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too low 19 Import Export Menu 3K+ · 4.4★ (10) wp.org #19 ↓3 20 Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 WP All Export – User Export Add-On 6K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Export Customers Data 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Export Orders for WooCommerce – AI & MCP for Claude and ChatGPT 500+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.