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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “divi library”

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 “divi library”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

External files in Media Library shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 1125 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 Popups for Divi 100K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #1 ↑4 2 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 200K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #7 ↑5 3 too low 5 Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager 100K+ · 4.8★ (297) wp.org #5 ↓4 6 Divi Carousel Lite – Make Carousels for Divi 5 30K+ · 4.8★ (146) wp.org #6 7 Simple Divi Shortcode 10K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too low 10 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Media Library Organizer – Folders, File Manager & Media Categories 20K+ · 4.7★ (150) wp.org #11 ↓3 12 Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ · 4.8★ (441) wp.org #19 ↓5 7 too low 13 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #23 ↓3 10 too low 14 Content Visibility for Divi Builder 2K+ · 4.8★ (101) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #8 ↓1 7 too high 16 FileBird Document Library 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #10 ↑3 6 too high 17 Breadcrumbs Divi Module 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #14 ↓4 3 too high 18 CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories 6K+ · 4.3★ (22) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Layouts for Divi 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓3 7 too high 20 External files in Media Library 500+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↑8 11 too high 21 My Account Page Lite for Divi 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 22 Studio Modules for Divi | Divi Studio Lite 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Infinity TNC Divi Modules 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Masonry Gallery & Posts For Divi (WP Tools) 700+ · 2.8★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.