wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “edit another post”
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 “edit another post”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 1667 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.
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588)
wp.org #1 2 
Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1237)
wp.org #2 ↑4 3 
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 100K+ · 4.5★ (172)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821)
wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too low 5 
Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
Post Type Switcher 200K+ · 4.8★ (255)
wp.org #8 ↓4 1 too low 8 
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) heavy footprint
wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #15 6 too low 10 
Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #10 ↓3 11 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #14 ↓3 3 too low 12 TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #21 ↓4 9 too low 13 
AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too high 14 
Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) 100K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint
wp.org #19 5 too low 15 
Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556)
wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ · 4.8★ (215)
wp.org #24 ↓3 8 too low 17 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #23 ↓8 6 too low 18 
Bulk Edit Categories and Tags – Create Thousands Quickly on the Editor 3K+ · 4.5★ (26)
wp.org #12 ↓4 6 too high 19 
Archive Content with Archived Post Status 5K+ · 4.9★ (36)
wp.org #17 ↓4 2 too high 20 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #6 14 too high 21 
Hide Page And Post Title 40K+ · 3.6★ (54)
wp.org #16 ↓4 5 too high 22 C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too high 23 
Post Type Transfer 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑1 10 too high 24 
Export Single Post Page 3K+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓2 4 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.