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

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 reports”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Export/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 5209 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

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

WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #2 3

Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #3 4

Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #6 2 too low 5

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #5 1 too high 7

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #14 7 too low 8

LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #11 3 too low 9

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #15 6 too low 10

Ninjalytics: Sales Reports & Order Export for WooCommerce and EDD 6K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #8 2 too high 11

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #19 8 too low 12

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #21 9 too low 13

Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #7 6 too high 14

YaySMTP – WP Mail SMTP with Email Logs, Tracking & Reports 10K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #16 2 too low 15

WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (759) wp.org #22 7 too low 16

Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) not PHP-current wp.org #20 4 too low 17

Import Export Menu 3K+ · 4.4★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #9 8 too high 18

PiWeb Export Customers Users & Guest customer to CSV for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #18 19

Metorik – Reports & Email Automation for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (20) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #13 6 too high 20

Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #24 4 too low 21

Sales Tax Reports For WooCommerce 800+ · 4.8★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #17 4 too high 22

Order Export for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.8★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #12 10 too high 23

Sales Report for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (12) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #23 24

Export/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #10 14 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.