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

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 script”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Code Unloader – Unload Unused CSS, JS & Assets Per Page shows at wp.org #14 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 30+ 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

AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 434 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Assets manager, dequeue scripts, dequeue styles for WordPress 2K+ · 4.3★ (53) wp.org #1 2 Autoptimize 800K+ · 4.7★ (1428) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 40K+ · 4.7★ (339) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages 8K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 Speed Booster Pack ⚡ PageSpeed Optimization Suite 8K+ · 4.3★ (186) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 DietPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 Local Google Analytics for WordPress – caches external requests 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #5 ↑1 5 too high 11 Featherweight 10K+ · 4.1★ (45) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #6 ↑1 6 too high 13 Osom Modal Login 400+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 WP-ShowHide 9K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #20 ↓3 6 too low 15 Debloat for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓3 8 too low 16 IDonate – Blood Donation, Request And Donor Management System 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Performance Tweaks 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Performance & Security 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 SbS Settings 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Code Unloader – Unload Unused CSS, JS & Assets Per Page 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑4 7 too high 22 Pagelean – Conditional Script and Style Loading — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Dr. Speed: AI Assets Scanner – Debloat & Dequeue Unused CSS/JS — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Basic Optimization 10+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.