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

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 upload”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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 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

Show IDs by Echo shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ 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

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 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 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #3 4 Reveal IDs 40K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #10 ↑2 5 too low 6 C Custom Upload Dir 5K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #17 10 too low 8 Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #24 ↓1 14 too low 11 Easy Upload Files During Checkout 500+ · 4.7★ (60) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Rename Media Files: Improve Your SEO 8K+ · 4.8★ (40) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302) wp.org #21 ↑3 7 too low 15 Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy 100K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Shared Files – File Upload & Download Manager 3K+ · 4.4★ (34) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Images Optimize and Upload CF7 700+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27) wp.org #18 19 Remove Social ID for WP 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Ainbae Receipt Upload for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓2 8 too high 21 Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 13 too high 22 VerifyPass Community ID 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 Cloudi7 ID Card Generator 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 Product Upload: AI Dropshipping & Product Importer for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.