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

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 “order import”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Advanced Import shows at wp.org #6 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 80K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 2143 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets 100K+ · 4.7★ (1966) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #7 8 Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Import Social Events 3K+ · 4.8★ (116) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #18 ↑1 8 too low 11 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 WP All Import – Import Add-On for ACF 50K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Import Eventbrite Events 3K+ · 4.5★ (52) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Advanced Import 80K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #16 17 S2W – Import Shopify to WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.7★ (42) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Import Export Menu 3K+ · 4.4★ (10) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #21 22 Import Shopify To WP 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Magic Export & Import 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Import WooCommerce Suite for Products, Orders, Coupons, Reviews, and Customers | WP Ultimate CSV Importer 4K+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.