wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “export wordpress”
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 wordpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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
WordPress Importer shows at wp.org #10 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 2M+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.1★ average from 327 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27820)
wp.org #1 2 
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625)
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 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #4 ↑1 5 
Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350)
wp.org #7 ↓3 1 too low 7 
Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94)
wp.org #5 ↑3 2 too high 8 
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144)
wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 
Customizer Export/Import 100K+ · 4.8★ (115)
wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #11 ↑5 12 
Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337)
wp.org #14 2 too low 13 
Product Import Export for WooCommerce – CSV Product Importer & Exporter 80K+ · 4.6★ (413)
wp.org #17 ↓6 4 too low 14 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #21 7 too low 15 
WP Import Export Lite 40K+ · 4.0★ (113)
wp.org #15 ↑8 16 WordPress Importer 2M+ · 3.1★ (327)
wp.org #10 6 too high 17 
Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68)
wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 
Export WordPress Pages to Static HTML & PDF — Static Site Export 4K+ · 3.8★ (51)
wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 
Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29)
wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 
Export media with selected content (by DKZR) 40K+ · 4.5★ (93)
wp.org #23 ↑1 3 too low 21 
WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #20 1 too high 22 
Import / Export Customizer Settings 50K+ · 4.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 
Export All Posts, Products, Orders & Users | WP Ultimate Exporter | WordPress CSV Export 6K+ · 3.2★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 
Export Single Post Page 3K+ · 4.7★ (3) 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.