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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “enlarge text”

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 “enlarge text”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Justify for Paragraph Block shows at wp.org #3 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Review Slider places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 181 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 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #1 2 Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #2 3 ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities 5K+ · 4.6★ (236) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.9★ (86) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Wishlist for WooCommerce: Multiple Wishlists per Customer 2K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Real Accessibility: Accessibility Widget & Toolbar 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Pricing Table by Supsystic – Responsive Pricing Plans & Comparison Tables 10K+ · 4.1★ (288) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 WP Review Slider 6K+ · 4.8★ (181) wp.org #19 ↓1 10 too low 10 Vertical Image Slider – Responsive Thumbnail Slider with Lightbox 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 GPTranslate – Multilingual AI Translation Agent for WordPress: Translate Your Site with AI 500+ · 5.0★ (34) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Justify for Paragraph Block 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 9 too high 13 Tableberg – Simple Gutenberg Table Block 4K+ · 4.8★ (46) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 ImageCraft – Image Optimizer, WebP/AVIF & AI Alt Text 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 Personal Dictionary – Vocabulary Games, Memory Games 70+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 GDPR-DSGVO compliant Embeds for Google Maps 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Modal Post Images 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 EDigital Accessibility Tools and Statement 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 4WP Smart Link 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Picture Gallery – Frontend Uploads & Image Editor 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Inlarge – Inline Image Zoom 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 ThemePrime ManualPay for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Scrumptious – Recipe Cards 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 MH-Accessibility 10+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.