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

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 “dam”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Ephoto Dam shows at wp.org #3 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 50+ 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

AWP Classifieds places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 301 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Stop Spammers Classic 20K+ · 4.4★ (243) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization 200K+ · 4.7★ (640) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Dam Spam 3K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Cloudinary – Deliver Images and Videos at Scale 5K+ · 4.0★ (64) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 StoryChief 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #6 7 Cloudimage 200+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Ephoto Dam 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Imageshop DAM Connector 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Scaleflex VXP – DAM & Cloudimage 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 SGDIEN Contact Footer 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 CI HUB Connector 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 MediaValet – Your Digital Asset Management (DAM) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 pixx.io 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 AIO Tools (All in One Tools) 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 R Razuna DAM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Contact Form Zero 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Zuperix DAM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Cocoon Media Management 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Canto 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Dash Effortless Digital Asset Management 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Digital Asset Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Scaleflex DAM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 LearnPress – Sepay Payment 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 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.