wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “orders export”
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 “orders export”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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
Export Orders for WooCommerce – AI & MCP for Claude and ChatGPT shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 6 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 #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 2144 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350)
wp.org #1 2 
Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.7★ (337)
wp.org #2 3 
WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442)
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too low 7 
Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68)
wp.org #12 ↓4 5 too low 8 
Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146)
wp.org #16 ↓6 8 too low 9 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144)
wp.org #24 ↓5 15 too low 10 
Store Exporter – Export WooCommerce Products, Orders, Subscriptions, Customers 6K+ · 4.1★ (166)
wp.org #13 3 too low 11 
Trakoo – Orders Tracking for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (58)
wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too low 12 
Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #8 4 too high 13 
WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too high 14 
Ninjalytics: Sales Reports & Order Export for WooCommerce and EDD 6K+ · 4.4★ (57)
wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 
WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑1 10 too high 16 
Order Export for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.8★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓3 9 too high 17 
Import Export Menu 3K+ · 4.4★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 18 
Export Order Items for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓4 4 too low 19 
Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓4 2 too low 20 
Export All Posts, Products, Orders & Users | WP Ultimate Exporter | WordPress CSV Export 6K+ · 3.2★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓5 21 Export Orders for WooCommerce – AI & MCP for Claude and ChatGPT 500+ · 3.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 
Export Customers Data 500+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↑5 4 too high 23 
WP All Export – User Export Add-On 6K+ · 3.6★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑2 4 too high 24 
Magic Export & Import 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.