wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “facebook image”
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 “facebook image”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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
Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager shows at wp.org #14 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 40K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 41 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #1 2 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520)
wp.org #2 ↑2 3 
ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ · 4.5★ (830)
wp.org #3 4 
Easy Social Feed – All In One Social Feed Plugin for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (502)
wp.org #4 ↑1 5 
Smash Balloon Social Post Feed – Simple Social Feeds for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (1511)
wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 
Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (447)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #7 ↑1 8 
Social Preview and Open Graph Tags 50K+ · 4.6★ (122)
wp.org #8 ↑2 9 
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616)
wp.org #12 3 too low 10 
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ · 4.6★ (264)
wp.org #10 ↓8 11 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406)
wp.org #11 1 too high 13 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #15 ↑3 2 too low 14 
Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ · 4.8★ (396)
wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15 
WP2Social Auto Publish 9K+ · 4.8★ (640)
wp.org #20 ↓3 5 too low 16 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #22 ↓8 6 too low 17 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #23 ↓3 6 too low 18 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2052)
wp.org #21 ↓2 3 too low 19 
Resize Image After Upload 80K+ · 4.8★ (56)
wp.org #13 ↓2 6 too high 20 
WP Review Slider 6K+ · 4.8★ (181)
wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too high 21 
ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More 20K+ · 3.7★ (117)
wp.org #16 ↓3 5 too high 22 Pixel Cat – Conversion Pixel Manager 40K+ · 4.0★ (41)
wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too high 23 
Import Social Events 3K+ · 4.8★ (116)
wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 
Easy Image Gallery 4K+ · 4.6★ (41)
wp.org #18 6 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.