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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “extract”

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 “extract”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Media from ZIP shows at wp.org #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 File Manager Pro – Filester 100K+ · 4.9★ (155) wp.org #7 ↑6 4 too low 4 Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ · 4.8★ (441) wp.org #9 ↓3 5 too low 5 FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager 200K+ · 4.8★ (49) wp.org #5 6 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #16 ↓5 7 too low 10 Media Library Organizer – Folders, File Manager & Media Categories 20K+ · 4.7★ (150) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 File Manager 10K+ · 4.3★ (202) wp.org #14 ↑2 3 too low 12 WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490) wp.org #18 ↓9 6 too low 13 Emalls Extraction API – Official 9K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 12 too high 14 افزونه رسمی ترب 40K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Brevo – Email, SMS, Web Push, Chat, and more. 100K+ · 4.1★ (284) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 WPSpeed – WordPress Speed, Cache & Performance Optimization (Core Web Vitals, PageSpeed 100) 2K+ · 4.9★ (40) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ · 3.8★ (119) wp.org #21 ↓4 4 too low 18 Auto Affiliate Links 2K+ · 4.1★ (39) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator 5K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 SNY Auto Featured Image 1K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 E Evermore 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓3 4 too high 22 Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑9 10 too high 23 Media from ZIP 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 13 too high 24 Topic SEO Content Optimization Tool 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.