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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “auto upload”

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 “auto upload”, 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

Auto Update Post Date shows at wp.org #14 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Auto-Install Free SSL – Generate & Install Free SSL Certificates places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 405 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 Auto Upload Images 20K+ · 4.3★ (106) wp.org #1 2 Iptanus File Upload 10K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too low 3 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ · 3.8★ (119) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 EasyMedia – Increase Media Upload File Size | Role-Based Upload Limit | Increase Execution Time 70K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too low 7 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Companion Auto Update 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 WP LinkedIn Auto Publish 8K+ · 4.8★ (106) wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too high 11 Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ · 4.8★ (93) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too low 12 Auto-Install Free SSL – Generate & Install Free SSL Certificates 8K+ · 4.9★ (405) wp.org #21 ↓6 9 too low 13 Easy Auto SKU Generator for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (272) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 Social Media Auto Publish 5K+ · 4.7★ (345) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 Auto Coupons for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #17 ↑2 1 too low 17 W WP Auto Updater 7K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too high 18 Auto Affiliate Links 2K+ · 4.1★ (39) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Auto Alt Text 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Auto Update Post Date 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 Disable Auto Update Emails and Block Updates for Plugins, WP Core, and Themes 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 auto-post.io 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑2 7 too high 24 Easy Auto Reload – Auto Refresh 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.