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

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 “hdr”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Flux Media Optimizer – Image & Video Optimization by Flux Plugins shows at wp.org #5 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 7 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 3D viewer by Visody 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #17 ↓1 14 too low 4 DropAvif Image Optimizer – Convert WebP & AVIF | Compress Images 80+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits) 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 10 too low 6 Photo Sphere Viewer – 360° Virtual Tour, Panorama, 360 Video & AR 3D Viewer 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Threepress 100+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 I-PR AVIF Converter – Automatic Image Optimization 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 3D Product Customizer & Configurator for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 10 HDRJPG – HDR photos — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Performance Optimisation — · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 Flux Media Optimizer – Image & Video Optimization by Flux Plugins 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Augmented Reality Viewer – 3D Model Viewer 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Models3D Studio – 3D Product Viewer & Configurator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Finishes 3D Configurator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Media Fields for Contact Form 7 – Video, Audio, 3D, Gallery and PDF Fields — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Arashtad 3D Annotation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Arashtad 3D Loader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Uplink Media Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Fast Imagery – Optimize Images, Convert to WebP & AVIF — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Media Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Three Object Viewer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓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.