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

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 image”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 4 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

All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation shows at wp.org #2 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 300+ 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

Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 79 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #1 2 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 StatCounter – Real Time Visitor Stats, Session Replay & Heatmaps 70K+ · 4.1★ (50) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Featured Image Zoom 900+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #6 7 All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 Magnify – Suggestive Search Plugin 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Barrierefrei – mit Hürdenlos.Assist 30+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 StoreBuild – Online Store Builder for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 UncommonGood Donation Widget — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Advanced Pixel Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 SazKit – Product Gallery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 MH-Accessibility 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 SmartZoom — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Reel – Product Gallery Zoom & Video for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Sukellos Image Formats — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Image Magnify Glass – Gutenberg Image Block 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Sukellos Dashboard Bar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Sukellos Login Wrapper — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Sukellos Login Style — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Sukellos Enable Classic Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Scrollchart 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Cool Accessibility 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.