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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “context menu”

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 “context menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

DMValdez AI Context shows at wp.org #14 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 30+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widget Context 30K+ · 4.5★ (98) wp.org #1 2 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #2 3 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #3 4 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 No Right Click Images 20K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 File Manager Pro – Filester 100K+ · 4.9★ (155) wp.org #8 ↑5 9 Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ · 4.8★ (441) wp.org #10 ↓2 1 too low 10 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #13 ↑6 3 too low 11 FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager 200K+ · 4.8★ (49) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (199) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too high 14 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #20 ↓2 4 too low 17 C Conditional Menus 60K+ · 4.4★ (71) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) wp.org #19 ↑1 20 Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types 20K+ · 4.9★ (56) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Bricks Navigator 8K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too high 22 DMValdez AI Context 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too high 23 Flavor – Restaurant Menu & Table Reservations 90+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #23 24 Uplink Admin Menu Manager 50+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 7 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.