wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress transfer”
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 transfer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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
Advance Bank Payment Transfer Gateway shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 1645 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143)
wp.org #1 2 
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228)
wp.org #5 2 too low 4 
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #4 5 Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ · 4.9★ (1645)
wp.org #10 5 too low 6 
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #6 7 
Post Type Transfer 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #2 5 too high 8 
Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ · 4.8★ (441)
wp.org #11 3 too low 9 
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209)
wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too low 10 
MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ · 4.4★ (559)
wp.org #12 ↑4 2 too low 11 
FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager 200K+ · 4.8★ (49)
wp.org #8 3 too high 12 
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 3 too high 13 
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ · 4.8★ (44)
wp.org #13 ↑9 14 
Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ · 4.6★ (709)
wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 
LiveChat – Live Chat Plugin for WP Websites 10K+ · 4.6★ (98)
wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Advance Bank Payment Transfer Gateway 1K+ · 4.5★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #7 9 too high 17 
Optimus – WordPress Image Optimizer 30K+ · 4.2★ (69)
wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 
FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator 5K+ · 4.6★ (27)
wp.org #18 ↓1 19 F Fr Multi Bank Transfer Payment Gateways for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too high 20 
WP Synchro – The Ultimate WordPress Migration Tool 2K+ · 5.0★ (30)
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 
Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too high 22 
bunny.net – WordPress CDN Plugin 10K+ · 3.1★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #20 2 too high 23 
Interac e-Transfer / Email Money Transfer (EMT) Gateway for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓2 8 too high 24 
Transfer Brands for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓3 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.