wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “export page”
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 page”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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.
Ranked above its merit
Page Visits Counter – Lite shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Page Builder by SiteOrigin places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 1005 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #1 2 
WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Customizer Export/Import 100K+ · 4.8★ (115)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #12 4 too low 9 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526)
wp.org #20 ↑1 11 too low 10 
WP Import Export Lite 40K+ · 4.0★ (113)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
Export Single Post Page 3K+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #2 9 too high 12 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005)
wp.org #24 ↓1 12 too low 13 
Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29)
wp.org #11 2 too high 14 
Export media with selected content (by DKZR) 40K+ · 4.5★ (93)
wp.org #15 1 too low 15 
PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ · 4.7★ (271)
wp.org #22 7 too low 16 
Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68)
wp.org #19 3 too low 17 
WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #16 1 too high 18 
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too high 19 
Export WordPress Pages to Static HTML & PDF — Static Site Export 4K+ · 3.8★ (51) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 5 too high 20 
Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Page Visits Counter – Lite 5K+ · 4.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #10 11 too high 22 
Import / Export Customizer Settings 50K+ · 4.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #13 9 too high 23 E Export Categories 1K+ · 4.8★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #23 24 
WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews
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.