wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ids”
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 “ids”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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 #3 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 15 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
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 423 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Catch IDs 20K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 
Reveal IDs 40K+ · 5.0★ (61)
wp.org #2 3 
Show Pages IDs 10K+ · 5.0★ (103)
wp.org #5 2 too low 4 
Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #4 5 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519)
wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 
Show IDs by DraftPress 10K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155)
wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 
Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302)
wp.org #12 ↓3 4 too low 9 
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668)
wp.org #17 ↑4 8 too low 10 
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #23 ↑1 12 too low 12 
Two Factor 100K+ · 4.7★ (209)
wp.org #20 8 too low 13 
WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154)
wp.org #22 ↓1 9 too low 14 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) not PHP-current
wp.org #24 10 too low 15 
Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #16 1 too low 16 S SSO for Entra ID 700+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #8 8 too high 17 
DFX Random User IDs 200+ · 4.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #3 15 too high 19 
Catch Web Tools 10K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too high 20 
Remove Social ID for WP 100+ · 4.3★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #18 2 too high 21 
Permalinks with ID for bbPress 100+ · 4.7★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #13 8 too high 22 
VerifyPass Community ID 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #14 8 too high 23 
WALL ID Pay By Bank 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑5 2 too high 24 
Date Filters, Date Picker & Unique IDs for Gravity Forms – Hero Add-On 70+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑4 5 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.