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

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 “imagemagick”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Select Pakistan Image Optimizer — WebP & AVIF Converter shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 40+ 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 ImageMagick Engine 60K+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #1 2 Image Watermark 40K+ · 4.2★ (290) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPVulnerability 10K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Images Optimize and Upload CF7 600+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 WPSSO Tune WP Image Editors 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Media Library Tools – AI-Powered Rename, Clean & CSV Import/Export 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 HEIC Support 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Rapls PDF Image Creator – PDF Thumbnails & Featured Images 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 atec WebP 60+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #10 11 Project Pages – Portfolio Template, Portfolio Maker, Work Context Explorer! 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓1 13 too low 12 F Force use of ImageMagick image library 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Luxe Gallery 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 Hridyaa Image Compressor and Optimizer — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Image Protection 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓3 3 too high 16 365i Queue Optimizer 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Select Pakistan Image Optimizer — WebP & AVIF Converter 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑3 8 too high 18 WebP Converter & Image Optimizer 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑4 19 Henkan – WebP & AVIF Converter 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Rupanta Media Converter 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Advanced Pixel Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Image Ninja – Convert Images to WebP & AVIF on Upload 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 CloudAware Security Audit — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 AVIF Local Support 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 7 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.