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

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 posts”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Export Single Post Page shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1526 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #1 2

Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350) wp.org #2 ↑1 3

WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #3 ↑1 4

Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #4 ↓2 5

Customizer Export/Import 100K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #5 6

WP Import Export Lite 40K+ · 4.0★ (113) wp.org #6 ↑3 7

Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #7 8

Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #18 9 too low 10

Product Import Export for WooCommerce – CSV Product Importer & Exporter 80K+ · 4.6★ (413) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #10 ↓4 11

Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12

Export media with selected content (by DKZR) 40K+ · 4.5★ (93) wp.org #12 13

Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14

Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153) wp.org #24 ↓4 10 too low 15

WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #13 2 too high 16

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #14 2 too high 17

Custom Post Type UI 1M+ · 4.6★ (276) wp.org #22 5 too low 18

Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #16 2 too high 19

Export Single Post Page 3K+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑3 11 too high 20 E Export Categories 1K+ · 4.8★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #20 21

Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22

Import Export Menu 3K+ · 4.4★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓4 1 too low 23

WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too high 24

Posts to PDF – Backend Batch Export 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓4 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.