wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “find ids”
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 “find ids”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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
SEO'n'AI – Image Locator & Find Unused Images shows at wp.org #5 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 27821 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Show Pages IDs 10K+ · 5.0★ (103)
wp.org #1 2 
Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225)
wp.org #2 3 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519)
wp.org #3 4 
Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302)
wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821)
wp.org #12 ↑11 7 too low 6 
WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312)
wp.org #10 ↑4 4 too low 7 
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440)
wp.org #9 2 too low 8 
Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285)
wp.org #14 ↓5 6 too low 9 
Two Factor 100K+ · 4.7★ (209)
wp.org #13 ↑3 4 too low 10 
User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288)
wp.org #11 ↑4 1 too low 11 
WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490)
wp.org #16 ↓8 5 too low 12 
Popups for Divi 100K+ · 4.8★ (442)
wp.org #18 6 too low 13 
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758)
wp.org #15 2 too low 14 
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244)
wp.org #23 9 too low 15 
Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (167)
wp.org #17 2 too low 16 
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779)
wp.org #24 ↓11 8 too low 17 
Media Library Assistant 70K+ · 4.8★ (202)
wp.org #20 3 too low 18 S SSO for Entra ID 700+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #4 ↑1 14 too high 19 
List category posts 80K+ · 4.7★ (254)
wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too low 20 
Affiliate Program Suite — SliceWP Affiliates 10K+ · 4.9★ (111)
wp.org #19 ↑2 1 too high 21 
WP Sticky Sidebar – Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme 10K+ · 4.9★ (153)
wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too low 22 
Permalinks with ID for bbPress 100+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↑3 14 too high 23 
Easy Search Replace – Find & Replace Text/HTML/URLs, Remove Footer Credit 700+ · 4.5★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↑3 16 too high 24 SEO'n'AI – Image Locator & Find Unused Images 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑2 19 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.