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

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

Exif Details shows at wp.org #6 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 300+ 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

Wise Chat places #9 on merit, 4.4★ from 105 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Meow Lightbox 10K+ · 4.9★ (190) wp.org #1 2 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1596) wp.org #2 3 Iptanus File Upload 10K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Vitepos – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (54) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #12 ↓5 6 too low 7 Delete Unscaled Images 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 E EntryWizard 80+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #14 ↑4 6 too low 9 Wise Chat 4K+ · 4.4★ (105) wp.org #23 ↓2 14 too low 10 RepairBuddy – Repair Shop CRM & Booking Plugin for WordPress 400+ · 4.9★ (24) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks 6K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 3D viewer by Visody 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 8 too high 13 Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #19 ↓6 6 too low 14 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #17 ↑3 3 too low 15 WP-WebAuthn 2K+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Grid Gallery – for Photo Gallery, Image Gallery & Portfolio 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 AppPresser – Mobile App Framework 900+ · 3.7★ (53) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 3D Viewer Block – Bring Your Products to Life with Interactive 3D 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑1 11 too high 19 EXIF Remover 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑2 11 too high 20 Booqable Rental Plugin 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Disable Thumbnails, Threshold and Image Options 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #13 ↑3 9 too high 23 Exif Details 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 17 too high 24 BSS 3D Product Viewer & AR for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24

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.