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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “change case”

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 “change case”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Text Case Converter shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 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 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Change Text Case 1K+ · 4.8★ (21) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #11 ↑1 7 too low 5 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #13 ↑2 7 too low 7 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 DoFollow Case by Case 1K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ · 4.5★ (157) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779) wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302) wp.org #17 ↑4 3 too low 15 Brozzme DB Prefix & Tools Addons 9K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too high 16 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 WP-PageNavi 400K+ · 4.7★ (149) wp.org #21 ↓11 4 too low 18 Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents 30K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #15 ↑2 3 too high 19 Text Case Converter 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #4 15 too high 20 Change Author Link Structure 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 Change WooCommerce Product Author – Transfer Ownership of WooCommerce Products 200+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #8 13 too high 22 Post Date Change Redirection 50+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 T TDLM Title Case 10+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Change class in viewport: create animations with pure CSS 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 8 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.