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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “database info”

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 “database info”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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 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

Display Server Info shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 100+ 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

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup places #12 on merit, 4.5★ from 7676 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ · 4.9★ (1962) wp.org #1 2 Database Cleaner: Cleanup, Optimization & Repair 10K+ · 5.0★ (150) wp.org #2 3 CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ · 4.8★ (3236) wp.org #3 4 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8708) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Version Info – Server Health Monitor, PHP & MySQL Version Display, Environment Indicators 10K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #5 6 Database Backup for WordPress 60K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Database for Contact Form 7 7K+ · 4.2★ (14) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #15 ↑6 5 too low 11 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #23 ↓3 10 too low 14 Better Search Replace 1M+ · 4.3★ (546) wp.org #21 ↑2 7 too low 15 Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone 600K+ · 4.5★ (135) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Server Info – System Health & Diagnostics Suite 3K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 atec System Info 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 atec Database 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Lead info with country for Contact Form 7 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 Welcart e-Commerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 CL WP Info 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too high 22 Enable Database Tools 50+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Display Server Info 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 Homepage Helden Contact Info 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 12 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.