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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress importer”

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 importer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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.

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Ranked above its merit

FameTheme Demo Importer shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 30K+ 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

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 1915 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WordPress Importer 2M+ · 3.1★ (327) wp.org #1 2 Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #2 3 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593) wp.org #3 4 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #5 ↑3 1 too low 5 R Really Simple CSV Importer 40K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Blogger Importer Extended 4K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Get Use APIs – JSON Content Importer 5K+ · 4.9★ (78) wp.org #11 ↓4 4 too low 8 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1915) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 FG Joomla to WordPress 7K+ · 4.7★ (336) wp.org #17 ↑7 7 too low 11 CSV Importer 3K+ · 4.2★ (28) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too high 12 Starter Templates & Sites Pack by ThemeGrill 70K+ · 4.7★ (197) wp.org #19 ↓1 7 too low 13 Podcast Importer SecondLine 4K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 One Click Demo Import 1M+ · 4.3★ (79) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress 4K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Archivarix External Images Importer 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 Movable Type and TypePad Importer 20K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 F FameTheme Demo Importer 30K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 12 too high 19 BtW Importer – Free Blogger/Blogspot Migration 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 ST Demo Importer 800+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Easy Demo Importer – A Modern One-Click Demo Import Solution 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 AI to Elementor — HTML Importer for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 Demo Importer Plus 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 9 too high 24 Feed Importer for Blogger 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.