wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cloudflare workers”
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 “cloudflare workers”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Super Preloader for Cloudflare shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF places #10 on merit, 4.5★ from 830 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262)
wp.org #1 2 
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #2 3 
ManageWP Worker 1M+ · 4.6★ (679)
wp.org #3 4 
WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) 30K+ · 5.0★ (426)
wp.org #8 4 too low 5 
WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (199)
wp.org #11 6 too low 6 
Offload, AI & Optimize with Cloudflare Images 1K+ · 4.9★ (33)
wp.org #6 7 
Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376)
wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too low 8 
Better Font Awesome 60K+ · 4.5★ (88)
wp.org #10 2 too low 9 
App for Cloudflare® 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #5 4 too high 10 ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ · 4.5★ (830)
wp.org #24 14 too low 11 
Simply Static – The Static Site Generator 30K+ · 4.5★ (195)
wp.org #20 ↓2 9 too low 12 Super Preloader for Cloudflare 100+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #4 8 too high 13 
All Sources Images – Free Images from Pixabay, Unsplash, Openverse, Pexels & Giphy 400+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #7 6 too high 14 
Version Info – Server Health Monitor, PHP & MySQL Version Display, Environment Indicators 10K+ · 5.0★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too low 15 
BotWriter – AI Writer & SEO Content Generator 1K+ · 4.4★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 
Static Porter 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #9 7 too high 17 
StaticForge for Cloudflare Pages 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 
Sitewise 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #15 3 too high 19 
VL Cloudflare Cache Purge 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #16 3 too high 20 
AI Provider for Cloudflare 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 
TranslateRocket – Free Multilingual Translation, Unlimited Languages 70+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #23 2 too low 22 
Magic Featured Image Generator (AI Generated) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 
Card-to-Card Gateway for EDD 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 
SEO Magic – Free AI SEO Assistant 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 3 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.