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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “adobe”

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 “adobe”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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

JSM Adobe XMP / IPTC for WordPress shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 70+ 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

PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 529 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 wp.org
1 Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts 200K+ · 5.0★ (1221) wp.org #1 2 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Jooosi Fon – Use Custom Fonts, Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts 4K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Custom Adobe Fonts (Typekit) 60K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 StockPack – Stock photos and AI images from Unsplash, Adobe Stock, Freepik and more 7K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ · 4.7★ (529) wp.org #21 ↓3 14 too low 8 Ocean Extra 400K+ · 3.3★ (67) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 The Paste 9K+ · 4.8★ (35) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10 Embed Any Document – Embed PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel Files 50K+ · 4.2★ (92) wp.org #15 ↑4 5 too low 11 PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF’s without leaving the page 20K+ · 4.5★ (149) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 Custom HTML Block Extension 7K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Pdf Embed 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content Sharing 700+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #18 ↑3 2 too low 17 FileBird Document Library 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #13 ↑4 4 too high 18 Nexter Extension – Security, Performance, Code Snippets & Site Toolkit 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too high 19 A Adobe Fonts (formerly Typekit) for WordPress 10K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 JSM Adobe XMP / IPTC for WordPress 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 Document Embedder Addons for Elementor – Embed Documents in Elementor Websites 6K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #14 ↑2 7 too high 22 SMNTCS Adobe Typekit Fonts 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 PDF Embed Block – share documents right inside your posts 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 BrightEdge Autopilot 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.