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

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 “filesize”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 4 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

Get Filesize Shortcode shows at wp.org #2 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 200+ 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

Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps places #2 on merit, 5.0★ from 70 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PNG to JPG 10K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #6 ↑4 4 too low 3 Disk Usage Sunburst 9K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Widget Detector for Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Images to WebP 9K+ · 4.4★ (32) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 A Attachments 8K+ · 4.8★ (53) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Advanced Media Offloader – Offload Media to Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces & More 7K+ · 4.7★ (48) wp.org #8 ↓4 1 too low 8 Get Filesize Shortcode 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 ↓1 6 too high 9 AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #11 ↑2 2 too low 10 Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv 900+ · 4.9★ (265) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 M MimeTypes Link Icons 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 Download List Block with Icons 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 YayReviews – Advanced Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑3 15 Image Editor by Pixo 700+ · 3.5★ (10) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 KolorWeb Log Manager: cleaver debugging management 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 DBStorage Insights 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too low 18 Mediaspy – Detect & Clean Unused Media 70+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑2 1 too high 19 Display Server Info 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Hedef Image Optimizer — WebP & AVIF 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 OctoSize Media Scanner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Nexura Upload Limits Manager – Increase Maximum Upload File Size 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Images to AVIF 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 AWEOS PHP Server Info 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.