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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “folder size”

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 “folder size”, we agree with wp.org 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

WP Upload Size shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 8869 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #1 2 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 EasyMedia – Increase Media Upload File Size | Role-Based Upload Limit | Increase Execution Time 70K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Media Library Folders 10K+ · 4.3★ (465) wp.org #6 ↑5 2 too low 5 Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager 100K+ · 4.8★ (297) wp.org #5 ↓3 6 Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF 60K+ · 4.8★ (279) wp.org #8 ↓3 2 too low 7 Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size 100K+ · 4.9★ (403) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too low 9 Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 too high 10 Media Library Organizer – Folders, File Manager & Media Categories 20K+ · 4.7★ (150) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories 6K+ · 4.3★ (22) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 WP Upload Size 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 Better image sizes 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 Reset file and folder permissions 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Site Lockdown Security 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 A Advanced Custom Fields: Image Size Select Field 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 SizeSync – Size Chart & Size Guide for WooCommerce 400+ · 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.