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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “font resize”

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 “font resize”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE] shows at wp.org #3 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 80+ 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

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 1526 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Zeno Font Resizer 5K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #1 2 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 EWWW Image Optimizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1842) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ · 4.5★ (830) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Brizy – Page Builder 60K+ · 4.7★ (972) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Accessibility Font Resizer 800+ · 4.0★ (13) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (133) wp.org #9 10 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #18 ↑3 7 too low 12 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 80K+ · 4.3★ (311) wp.org #13 14 ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization 10K+ · 4.8★ (145) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (236) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Nexter Extension – Security, Performance, Code Snippets & Site Toolkit 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE] 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 17 too high 21 Simple Font Resizer 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 16 too high 22 F FameTheme Demo Importer 30K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 neo Optimize – Resize and cache images – the original remains untouched 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 Sitelinx Accessibility Lite 100+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.