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

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 plugins pdf”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 8 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

Posts to PDF – Backend Batch Export shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PDF Builder for WooCommerce. Create invoices,packing slips and more places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 145 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #1 2

Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #2 3

Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #5 6

SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7

GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #6 1 too high 8

Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (167) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9

PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF’s without leaving the page 20K+ · 4.5★ (149) not PHP-current wp.org #8 ↓4 1 too high 10

PDF Builder for WooCommerce. Create invoices,packing slips and more 2K+ · 4.7★ (145) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11

Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #7 4 too high 12

Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #23 ↓4 10 too low 14

E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (59) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15

Export WordPress Pages to Static HTML & PDF — Static Site Export 4K+ · 3.8★ (51) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16

Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 4K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17

PDF Generator for WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (39) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce – Challan 7K+ · 4.6★ (47) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19

Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #22 ↑2 3 too low 20

PDF Catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (26) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21

Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too high 22

Posts to PDF – Backend Batch Export 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 10 too high 23

Export Media as ZIP 3K+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #21 2 too high 24

PDF Generator for Posts & Pages – Export Any Post Type to PDF 90+ · 1.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #24

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.