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

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 “foto”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Image AI Labels shows at wp.org #13 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 5 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #1 2

Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form 3K+ · 4.7★ (120) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4

Simple Lightbox for WordPress 400+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #2 2 too high 5

Bulk Edit Easy Digital Downloads – Fast Bulk Creator 80+ · 4.6★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #6 1 too low 6

Bulk Edit Events – Create Events in a Bulk Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7

AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #16 9 too low 8

PROFI-FOTOS-online.com | Online-Shop für Fotografen 30+ · 5.0★ (3) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 1 too low 9

Simple Keyword to Link 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 2 too high 10

User Avatar For Woocommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 8 too low 11

Karma Memorials 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 1 too high 12

Spinnaker Dialog Lightboxes — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #8 4 too high 13

Nexo ARG for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 2 too high 14

PK InExPress — · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15

GeoFlickr — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16

AnnunciFunebri 100+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17

Homlity Real Estate 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18

Image AI Labels 80+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 S SyncBooking — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20

NotiPress Noticias 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21

CítameIA — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22

Print API 70+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23

PublicaCubo — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 24

Ordnerwerk – Medienordner für die Mediathek — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1

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.