wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress comments 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 “wordpress comments export.”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Export/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 874 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #1 2

Comments Import & Export 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #2 3

WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #3 4

Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #7 2 too low 6

WP Import Export Lite 40K+ · 4.0★ (113) wp.org #6 7

AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #13 6 too low 8

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1916) wp.org #11 3 too low 9

WordPress Importer 2M+ · 3.1★ (327) low rating, top placement wp.org #4 5 too high 10

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) heavy footprint wp.org #12 2 too low 11

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #9 2 too high 12

GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #8 4 too high 13

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #15 2 too low 14

FG Joomla to WordPress 7K+ · 4.7★ (336) wp.org #14 15

WP Comment Cleaner – Delete All Comments, Disable Comments, Bulk Delete & Remove Comments 20K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #10 5 too high 16

Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3004) wp.org #21 5 too low 17

Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) not PHP-current wp.org #19 2 too low 18

oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) 6K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #24 6 too low 19

Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress 4K+ · 4.4★ (25) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #23 4 too low 20

Export Users Data CSV 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #16 4 too high 21

Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 8K+ · 4.1★ (15) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too low 22

Export All Posts, Products, Orders & Users | WP Ultimate Exporter | WordPress CSV Export 6K+ · 3.2★ (16) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #18 4 too high 23

Magic Export & Import 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #20 3 too high 24

Export/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #17 7 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.