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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “display id”

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 “display id”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 2 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

Show IDs by Echo shows at wp.org #2 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 1667 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Show Pages IDs 10K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #1 2 Catch IDs 20K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More 10K+ · 5.0★ (57) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #10 ↑9 5 too low 6 Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) 100K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #12 ↓3 6 too low 7 Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #19 ↑4 11 too low 9 Magical Posts Display – Elementor Advanced Posts widgets 3K+ · 4.4★ (10) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Display Eventbrite Events 2K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Show IDs by DraftPress 10K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓3 5 too low 12 Product Sort and Display for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.1★ (45) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Advanced Views – Display Framework – Gutenberg/Elementor/Shortcode 3K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #22 ↓6 9 too low 14 Magical Shop Builder – WooCommerce Template Builder for Elementor | Shop, Cart, Checkout & Product Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too high 15 WP Frontend Admin – Display WP Admin Pages in the Frontend 400+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #20 ↓2 5 too low 16 Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 14 too high 17 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #15 ↑9 2 too high 18 D Display custom fields in the frontend – Post and User Profile Fields 500+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓3 19 D Display HTML Sitemap 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓2 12 too high 20 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Display Environment Type 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓3 4 too high 22 VerifyPass Community ID 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 13 too high 23 D Display Product Variations Dropdown on Shop Page 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 24 ID Image Ad Popup & Roadblock 30+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.