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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable jquery migrate”

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 jquery migrate”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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.

Ranked above its merit

FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Max Mega Menu places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 882 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 J jQuery Updater 20K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #5 6 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 40K+ · 4.7★ (339) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin 5K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #8 9 WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to Any Custom CSV, XML & Excel 100K+ · 4.5★ (415) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #19 ↓3 9 too low 11 Featherweight 10K+ · 4.1★ (45) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Unbloater 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ · 4.9★ (43) wp.org #16 ↑4 1 too low 16 AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing 10K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode 1K+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Version Control for jQuery 5K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too high 19 Falcon – Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too high 20 Nexter Extension – Security, Performance, Code Snippets & Site Toolkit 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #22 ↓3 2 too low 21 FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel 4K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 JetHost Total Care – Security & Enhancements 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Speed Up – Clean WP 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↑2 3 too high 24 ZenPress 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑2 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.