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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable attachment comments”

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 “disable attachment comments”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Disable Comments by click5 shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 491 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #1 2 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ · 4.8★ (406) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Disable Comments 100K+ · 3.8★ (25) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Disable Blog 20K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 90K+ · 4.9★ (1562) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #9 ↑6 2 too low 8 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9 Postie 10K+ · 4.7★ (139) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Media Library Assistant 70K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #15 ↑4 5 too low 11 Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #18 ↓4 7 too low 12 No Page Comment 10K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 8K+ · 4.1★ (15) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #21 ↑2 7 too low 15 WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets 10K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Bulk Delete 30K+ · 4.3★ (129) wp.org #23 ↓2 7 too low 17 WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68) wp.org #24 ↓2 7 too low 18 WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #22 ↓2 3 too low 20 Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too high 21 AI 60K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Disable Comments by click5 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 15 too high 23 Stop Media Comment Spamming 800+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓2 11 too high 24 S Safe Report Comments 100+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 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.