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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “clear autoptimize cache”

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 “clear autoptimize cache”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Clear Cache Everywhere shows at wp.org #5 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 1K+ 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

Translate WordPress with GTranslate places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 4962 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 Autoptimize 800K+ · 4.7★ (1428) wp.org #1 2 Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Cache Enabler 100K+ · 4.3★ (139) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ · 4.6★ (405) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 Comet Cache 20K+ · 4.4★ (108) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 40K+ · 4.7★ (339) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #23 ↓4 14 too low 10 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #18 ↓1 8 too low 11 EXMAGE – WordPress Image Links 5K+ · 5.0★ (33) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Faview – Virtual Reviews for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Clear Autoptimize Cache Automatically 4K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #2 11 too high 14 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #12 ↑2 2 too high 15 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 EU Cookies Bar for WordPress 9K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 Thanko Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (37) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Choosly – Product Variations Swatches for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (76) wp.org #22 ↑1 4 too low 19 Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 The Cache Purger 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 Cache by Folium 100+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too high 22 ABCode Cache Warmer 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑8 12 too high 23 Clear Cache Everywhere 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 18 too high 24 HTL Clear All Cache — · 0.0★ (0) 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.