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

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 wordpress updates”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

WP Disables Updates shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 700+ 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

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 1916 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 Disable All WordPress Updates 20K+ · 4.8★ (69) wp.org #1 2 Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726) wp.org #2 3 Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) wp.org #5 6 Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #15 ↑4 8 too low 8 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #16 ↓4 8 too low 9 WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1916) wp.org #21 ↓1 12 too low 10 BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #20 ↓5 9 too low 12 Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 Disable WordPress Update Notifications and auto-update Email Notifications 10K+ · 4.2★ (19) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Disable Updates for WordPress Core, Plugins and Themes 9K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 10 too high 15 Disable Updates – Updates Manager, Disable Automatic Updates, Disable All Updates 9K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Disable Comments 100K+ · 3.8★ (25) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Disable Media Sizes 10K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Widget Disable 10K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Disable Everything 30K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Disable WP Notification 10K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Disable Feeds WP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 WP Disables Updates 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 Disable Auto Update Emails and Block Updates for Plugins, WP Core, and Themes 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 Simply Disable Comments 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) 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.