wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “google amp”
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 “google amp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
Easy Google AdSense shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 2433 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.
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #1 2 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155)
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 
AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) heavy footprint
wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 
Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ · 4.7★ (620)
wp.org #9 2 too low 8 
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #11 3 too low 9 
AMP WP – Google AMP For WordPress 600+ · 4.5★ (55)
wp.org #5 ↑1 4 too high 10 
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) not PHP-current
wp.org #12 ↑9 2 too low 11 
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735)
wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433)
wp.org #18 ↑4 6 too low 13 
Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP 100K+ · 4.5★ (252) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 
AMP 300K+ · 3.8★ (367) stale but ranked
wp.org #10 4 too high 15 
Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense 20K+ · 4.9★ (1087) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 16 
W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420)
wp.org #21 5 too low 17 
WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) heavy footprint
wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #24 6 too low 19 
The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) not PHP-current
wp.org #23 4 too low 20 
FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30)
wp.org #16 ↑2 4 too high 21 
Simple Shortcode for Google Maps 3K+ · 4.6★ (46)
wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too low 22 
Analytics Insights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (34) not PHP-current
wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too high 23 
ExactMetrics – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Plugin) 200K+ · 2.5★ (1546) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #17 ↓3 6 too high 24 Easy Google AdSense 5K+ · 4.3★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 11 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.