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

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 “dequeue”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Booster Sweeper: WordPress Asset Cleanup shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Assets manager, dequeue scripts, dequeue styles for WordPress 2K+ · 4.3★ (53) wp.org #1 2 Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages 8K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #2 3 Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 40K+ · 4.7★ (339) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Osom Modal Login 400+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite 8K+ · 4.3★ (186) wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 DietPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 Local Google Analytics for WordPress – caches external requests 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Performance Tweaks 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 IDonate – Blood Donation, Request And Donor Management System 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too low 12 Animated Typed JS Shortcode 1K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Performance & Security 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑3 5 too high 14 MHM Currency Switcher 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 Code Unloader – Unload Unused CSS, JS & Assets Per Page 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑2 4 too high 16 Dr. Speed: AI Assets Scanner – Debloat & Dequeue Unused CSS/JS — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 SbS Settings 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Tempmails 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 Basic Optimization 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 Rundiz Font Awesome 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Zero Blocks Given 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Booster Sweeper: WordPress Asset Cleanup 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 9 too high 23 Pagelean – Conditional Script and Style Loading — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Amigo Performance 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.