wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “list id”
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 “list id”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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 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 #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 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
Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 254 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.
List category posts 80K+ · 4.7★ (254)
wp.org #2 3 
W4 Post List 3K+ · 4.7★ (94)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Product Customer List for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.9★ (75)
wp.org #6 2 too low 5 
List categories 5K+ · 4.5★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #3 2 too high 6 
List Custom Taxonomy Widget 8K+ · 4.7★ (21) thin reviews
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
Catch IDs 20K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #7 8 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254)
wp.org #22 14 too low 9 
Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu 3K+ · 4.7★ (117)
wp.org #16 7 too low 10 
Plugins List 700+ · 5.0★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #8 2 too high 11 
JS Archive List 3K+ · 4.8★ (45)
wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 
JS Categories List Widget 1K+ · 4.8★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #10 2 too high 13 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) not PHP-current
wp.org #24 11 too low 14 
Contact List – Online Staff Directory & Address Book 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #11 3 too high 15 
Ultimate Post List 2K+ · 4.6★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #9 6 too high 16 
12 Step Meeting List 900+ · 5.0★ (28)
wp.org #15 1 too high 17 
Authors List 5K+ · 5.0★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #17 18 
Author Avatars List/Block 4K+ · 4.8★ (32)
wp.org #21 3 too low 19 
Post List Designer – Category Post, Recent Post, Post List 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 L List View Google Calendar 400+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #19 1 too high 21 T Taxonomy List Widget 1K+ · 4.3★ (12) not PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #23 2 too low 22 S SSO for Entra ID 700+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #20 2 too high 23 
List Child Pages Shortcode 600+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #12 12 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.