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

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 “magnify”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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.

Ranked above its merit

Magnify – Suggestive Search Plugin shows at wp.org #2 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 3K+ 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.

Buried gem

Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin places #7 on merit, 3.8★ from 277 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 StatCounter – Real Time Visitor Stats, Session Replay & Heatmaps 70K+ · 4.2★ (56) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #15 11 too low 5 All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 ↑1 4 too high 6 Featured Image Zoom 900+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #20 ↓1 13 too low 8 Magnify – Suggestive Search Plugin 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↓1 6 too high 9 Add To Cart redirect for WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Barrierefrei – mit Hürdenlos.Assist 30+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 StoreBuild – Online Store Builder for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 SazKit – Product Gallery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 MH-Accessibility 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Advanced Pixel Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 TurkCDN — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Reel – Product Gallery Zoom & Video for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 SmartZoom — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too high 18 Sukellos Dashboard Bar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Image Magnify Glass – Gutenberg Image Block 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 20 Sukellos Login Wrapper — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Sukellos Login Style — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Sukellos Image Formats — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Sukellos Enable Classic Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Scrollchart 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.