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

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 pages”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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 Everything shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 30K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages places #9 on merit, 4.4★ from 1319 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 Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #1 2 Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735) wp.org #2 3 Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 D Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly) 60K+ · 5.0★ (108) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Disable Media Pages 10K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Nested Pages 90K+ · 4.7★ (126) wp.org #7 8 Disable Comments 100K+ · 3.8★ (25) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 Disable All WordPress Updates 20K+ · 4.8★ (69) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Disable Emails 30K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 I Insert Pages 30K+ · 4.8★ (71) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Disable Media Sizes 10K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Disable and Remove Google Fonts | GDPR & DSGVO friendly 100K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Disable Everything 30K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Disable Blog 20K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Disable WP Notification 10K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Disable Feeds WP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 D Disable Author Archives 10K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 D Disable WP Registration Page 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Simply Disable Comments 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 D Disable Attachment Pages 300+ · 5.0★ (2) 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.