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

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 “lightroom”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Media Library Extension shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4340) wp.org #1 2 Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 2K+ · 4.9★ (210) wp.org #2 3 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #3 4 Meow Gallery 10K+ · 4.9★ (202) wp.org #4 5 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (988) wp.org #5 6 Simple Lightbox for WordPress 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #6 7 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #17 10 too low 8 WP/LR Theme Assistant 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 WP/LR Sync Folders with Real Media Library 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 LightSync Pro – Connect & Sync Cloud Assets | Lightroom, Canva, Figma, Dropbox & Shutterstock 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Easy Photo Publisher 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Image Copyright Manager 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 CI HUB Connector 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Advanced Pixel Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Square Orb — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 FotoGrids – Photo & Video Galleries, Lightboxes, Sliders & More 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Syncific Vault — API Key Protection & Security — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Ropemark Image Marking for the EU AI Act — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 M Media Library Extension 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 I-PR AVIF Converter – Automatic Image Optimization 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Photography Core 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Y yapb-queue 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Uncovery Gallery 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 P PhotoPress – Image Taxonomies 20+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #21 3 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.