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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “encrypted backup”

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

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Trinity Backup – Backup, Migrate, Restore, Clone & Schedule Backups shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 1039 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 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #1 2 BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ · 4.9★ (1569) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 BlogVault Backup & Staging 80K+ · 4.6★ (332) wp.org #4 5 WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ · 4.8★ (81) wp.org #5 6 Backup, Restore and Migrate your sites with XCloner 10K+ · 4.2★ (129) wp.org #6 7 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (200) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning 30K+ · 4.8★ (1039) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule 10K+ · 4.0★ (128) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 WPvivid Backup for MainWP 10K+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 1-Click WordPress Migration Plugin – Backup, Migrate & Clone 400+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too low 12 WP Synchro – The Ultimate WordPress Migration Tool 2K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #23 ↑1 10 too low 14 Nifty Backups – WordPress Backup & Restore 70+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 Secure Encrypted Form 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 UpdraftCentral Dashboard 5K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 UWH Site Migrator – WP Migration, Backup & Restore 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑4 3 too high 18 pCloud WP Backup 1K+ · 2.8★ (20) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Trinity Backup – Backup, Migrate, Restore, Clone & Schedule Backups 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 CloudScale Backup & Restore 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Luzid Backup to Nextcloud 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Nota Backup & Restore – WordPress Backup, Migration & Clone 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 MatrixInn Migrate & Backup 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Migrator – Site Migration and Backup 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 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.