wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable dragging”
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 dragging”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection shows at wp.org #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 80+ 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
Additional Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 162 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.
Disable Right Click RB – Content Copy Protection, Prevent Copy & No Right Click 600+ · 4.2★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 
Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296)
wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1916)
wp.org #6 2 too low 5 
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
No Right Click Images 20K+ · 4.7★ (52)
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree 50K+ · 4.9★ (365)
wp.org #9 2 too low 8 
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342)
wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too low 9 
Right Click Ban – Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection 400+ · 4.3★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #2 ↑1 7 too high 10 
Media Library Folders 10K+ · 4.3★ (465)
wp.org #14 ↑5 4 too low 11 
Gallery PhotoBlocks 3K+ · 5.0★ (76)
wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 Additional Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (162)
wp.org #21 ↓1 9 too low 13 
Protect Uploads 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #8 5 too high 14 
WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41)
wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 
EU Cookies Bar for WordPress 9K+ · 4.8★ (26)
wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 
Cimo – Free Instant Image Optimizer & WebP Converter 10K+ · 4.9★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
360 Javascript Viewer 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 
Out of the Block: OpenStreetMap 800+ · 4.4★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 7 too high 19 
Pofily – WooCommerce Product Filters 500+ · 4.8★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #22 3 too low 20 
Simple Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 
AI website builder for the block editor and Elementor – Advanced Addons 600+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 
Companion Revision Manager – Revision Control 4K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection 80+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 13 too high 24 
CodingBunny Image Optimizer 600+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #24 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.