wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “single post 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 “single post export”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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
Post Export Import with Media shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 8 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 #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 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.
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528)
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
Advanced Order Export For WooCommerce 100K+ · 5.0★ (350)
wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 
Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1237)
wp.org #5 ↑4 2 too low 4 
Custom Post Type UI 1M+ · 4.6★ (276)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821)
wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 
Export Single Post Page 3K+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #1 5 too high 7 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 
Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29)
wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526)
wp.org #17 ↓1 8 too low 10 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #18 ↓1 8 too low 11 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #24 ↓2 13 too low 12 
Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (210) heavy footprint
wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too low 13 
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #22 ↑1 9 too low 14 
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too high 15 
Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #12 3 too high 16 
WP All Export – Product Export Add-On for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 3 too high 18 
Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) not PHP-current
wp.org #20 ↓5 2 too low 19 Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓1 12 too high 20 
Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #15 5 too high 21 
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↑14 11 too high 22 
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 
Export WordPress Pages to Static HTML & PDF — Static Site Export 4K+ · 3.8★ (51) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 
Magic Export & Import 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓2 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.