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

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 “cmyk”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Web To Print Shop : Core shows at wp.org #8 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Smart Image Resize for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.6★ from 82 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 TinyPNG Image Optimization – Image Compression JPEG & PNG | Convert to WebP & AVIF 100K+ · 4.5★ (181) wp.org #1 2 ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ · 4.5★ (830) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Rapls PDF Image Creator – PDF Thumbnails & Featured Images 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 PitchPrint 300+ · 3.7★ (30) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Printcart Store – Web to Print Product Designer for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Smart Image Resize for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #18 12 too low 7 ColorBreezy — CMYK to sRGB Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 I-PR AVIF Converter – Automatic Image Optimization 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Brand Assets 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 WPWaterMark 轻水印插件 800+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↑1 10 too low 11 Crates Product Image Processor for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Web To Print Shop : Core 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 AlphaPrepress PDF Preflight — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Atico – Brand Center — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Filecheck – Print Preflight & File Upload Validation for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Printcart Photobook — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 PrintBlob – Free Product Designer, T-Shirt Designer & Customizer for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Doohickey's Dev Tools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 SudoMock Product Customizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Visuaro – Product Designer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Printcart Canvas – Canvas Print Designer & Edge-Wrap Preview for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Bread 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Netgold AVIF Converter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Print PDF Generator and Publisher 40+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.