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

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 optimization”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

Events Calendar Modules for Divi shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 1488 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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 ↑2 2 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 Optimole – Optimize Images | Convert WebP & AVIF | CDN & Lazy Load | Image Optimization 200K+ · 4.7★ (640) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Lightbox Images for Divi Enhanced 4K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN 70K+ · 4.7★ (1488) wp.org #20 ↓2 11 too low 10 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ · 4.6★ (405) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #22 ↓1 10 too low 13 Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 Autoptimize 800K+ · 4.7★ (1428) wp.org #21 ↑3 7 too low 15 NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 80K+ · 4.3★ (311) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too low 16 Divi Carousel Lite – Responsive Carousel & Slider Modules for Divi Builder 6K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 WP Meteor Website Speed Optimization Addon 20K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 WP Compress – Instant Performance & Speed Optimization 9K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20 CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ · 3.9★ (46) wp.org #11 ↑9 9 too high 21 Events Calendar Modules for Divi 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #8 13 too high 22 Image Carousel Module for Divi 8K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Surbma | Divi Extras 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 Language Switcher for Polylang – Elementor, Gutenberg, & Divi 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.