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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “limit 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 “limit upload”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Upload SVG shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EasyMedia – Increase Media Upload File Size | Role-Based Upload Limit | Increase Execution Time 70K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #1 2 Auto Upload Images 20K+ · 4.3★ (106) wp.org #2 3 Iptanus File Upload 10K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #4 ↑4 1 too low 4 Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size 100K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 U Upload Larger Plugins 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 Inline Image Upload for BBPress 3K+ · 4.6★ (65) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 User Posts Limit 3K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 File Upload For WPForms – Filenzo 1K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Easy Upload Files During Checkout 500+ · 4.7★ (60) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft – WordPress Anti-Bot and Security Plugin for Login and Forms 4K+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Protect Uploads 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 WP Upload Size 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Images Optimize and Upload CF7 700+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Upload SVG 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Restrict WP Upload Type 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 too low 21 Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 MaxLimits – Increase Maximum Upload, Post & PHP Limits 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Product File Upload for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Max Upload File Size Manager 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 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.