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

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 “dimensions”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 plugins are 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Display Image Dimensions in Media Library shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 300+ 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

Admin Columns places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 1652 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #5 ↑3 2 too low 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 SMNTCS Image Dimensions 200+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #10 ↑11 3 too low 8 Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization 200K+ · 4.7★ (640) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too low 9 Admin Columns 100K+ · 4.9★ (1652) wp.org #21 ↓7 12 too low 10 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 WC – APG Weight Shipping 6K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #6 ↓2 5 too high 12 Social Preview and Open Graph Tags 50K+ · 4.6★ (122) wp.org #15 ↓4 3 too low 13 Jetpack Boost – Website Speed, Performance and Critical CSS 200K+ · 4.7★ (612) wp.org #22 ↓5 9 too low 14 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 A AJAX Thumbnail Rebuild 30K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #20 ↓11 4 too low 17 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 B Before After Image Comparison Slider for Elementor 10K+ · 4.4★ (96) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Analytics Insights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (34) wp.org #16 ↑2 4 too high 21 Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓4 11 too high 23 Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents 30K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 D Display Image Dimensions in Media Library 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓2 16 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.