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

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 “innodb”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

WP Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache, Minify & Core Web Vitals shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall places #5 on merit, 4.7★ from 1720 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ · 4.9★ (1962) wp.org #5 ↓2 3 too low 3 LightMoving InnoDB Converter 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Servebolt Optimizer 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #22 17 too low 6 S Simple MyISAM to InnoDB 1K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Templ Optimizer 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too high 8 Enable Database Tools 50+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Full-Text Search 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 NHR Database Cleaner & Optimizer – Revisions, Transients, Autoload & Options Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 CodingBunny Database Cleaner 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 DBStorage Insights 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 WowRestro – Restaurant Ordering & Operations for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 AssistKit – Site Optimizer Toolkit 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 RVS Database Doctor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Grey Rock Block Synchroniser for Wordfence and Cloudflare 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 PageScale 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 WPGeared Better Export 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 WPTurbo -WordPress性能优化插件 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Nexura Database Cleaner & Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Aknex Fast Product Search for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Web Studio Šime – Sidrena cijena HR Web 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Quellfalter Packcheck – Packing Checks for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 WP Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache, Minify & Core Web Vitals 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 8 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.