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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “import docx”

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 “import docx”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 3 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

Trendly Content Extractor – DOCX to WordPress Post Converter shows at wp.org #6 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10+ 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

BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 515 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Seraphinite Post .DOCX Source 800+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot 30K+ · 4.8★ (515) wp.org #14 10 too low 5 SmartDoc to Post Importer 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #5 6 Media Library Organizer – Folders, File Manager & Media Categories 20K+ · 4.7★ (150) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 DocxToPost – Import Word (DOCX) & Markdown to Posts, Pages & Custom Post Types 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Simple Job Board 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 WP Document Revisions 2K+ · 3.7★ (23) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Job Manager & Career – Manage job board listings, and recruitments 1K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Document Library Lite 4K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #11 12 DraftBridge: From Doc/Docx to Blog Post 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 FastBots 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Cleanup Orphan Images 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Pollify – Feedback Polls, Anonymous Polls, Up/down Voting, NPS Surveys, Export data 60+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 ↑1 6 too low 16 Trendly Content Extractor – DOCX to WordPress Post Converter 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 FICTBASE 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 18 Document Engine – Document Library, PDF Viewer & Post to PDF 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Facem Web Import & Export Articles 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 AI Workflow Automation 70+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 BotPenguin – Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Digigyan SEO Toolkit 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 WP CV Builder 30+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 MediaFlock 10+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.