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

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

VerifyPass Community ID shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 200+ 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

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 423 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 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #1 2 Show Pages IDs 10K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #2 3 Reveal IDs 40K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #3 4 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 Catch IDs 20K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #19 ↑2 13 too low 7 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302) wp.org #16 ↓7 8 too low 9 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #24 15 too low 10 Two Factor 100K+ · 4.7★ (209) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154) wp.org #22 ↑2 11 too low 12 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Show IDs by DraftPress 10K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 S SSO for Entra ID 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Remove Social ID for WP 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #9 ↑1 7 too high 17 Permalinks with ID for bbPress 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 DFX Random User IDs 200+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 VerifyPass Community ID 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 Cloudi7 ID Card Generator 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 9 too high 22 WALL ID Pay By Bank 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑4 12 too high 23 ID Image Ad Popup & Roadblock 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑3 8 too high 24 eID Easy 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.