wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “posts to pdf”

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 “posts to pdf”, 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

Posts to PDF – Backend Batch Export shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 200+ 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

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 1526 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

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #1 2

PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ · 4.7★ (529) wp.org #2 3

DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #3 4

PDF & Print by BestWebSoft – WordPress Posts and Pages PDF Generator Plugin 9K+ · 3.9★ (102) wp.org #4 5

PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF’s without leaving the page 20K+ · 4.5★ (149) wp.org #9 ↓2 4 too low 6

PDF Ink Lite – Free PDF Watermark & Password Protection 2K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #6 ↓1 7

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #21 14 too low 8

SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher 10K+ · 4.6★ (201) wp.org #17 9 too low 9

PDF Generator for WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (39) wp.org #10 1 too low 10

3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ · 4.8★ (182) wp.org #20 ↓4 10 too low 11

Pdf Embed 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↑1 6 too high 12 B BSK PDF Manager 7K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #12 13

Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #8 5 too high 14

DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator 3K+ · 4.5★ (44) wp.org #14 ↓2 15

Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237) wp.org #19 ↓4 4 too low 16

Wonder PDF Embed 8K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑8 5 too high 17

E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #24 7 too low 18

Generate PDF using Contact Form 7 4K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #23 5 too low 19

PDF Forms Filler for CF7 3K+ · 4.8★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓2 4 too high 20

Save as PDF Plugin by PDFCrowd 1K+ · 4.1★ (27) wp.org #18 ↓4 2 too high 21

PDF Embed Block – share documents right inside your posts 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too high 22

Posts to PDF – Backend Batch Export 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↑2 15 too high 23

Free PDF to Flipbook 500+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑2 7 too high 24

PDF Generator for Posts & Pages – Export Any Post Type to PDF 90+ · 1.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.