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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “mass update”

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 “mass update”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Mass Resizer shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 50+ 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

LitCommerce: Sell on eBay, Etsy, Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart & more from WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 284 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Mass Pages/Posts Creator 1K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Bulk Page Generator and Mass Page Builder – Page Generator 3K+ · 4.6★ (70) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 MASS Users Password Reset 600+ · 4.0★ (14) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress 5K+ · 4.8★ (157) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 LitCommerce: Sell on eBay, Etsy, Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart & more from WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (284) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #20 ↓7 13 too low 8 MPG – Multiple Page Generator, Bulk Landing Pages & Programmatic SEO 2K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Klaviyo 100K+ · 2.8★ (24) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 5K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Responsive Filterable Portfolio Gallery – Media Grid & Video Portfolio 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #13 ↑3 2 too low 12 Vertical Image Slider – Responsive Thumbnail Slider with Lightbox 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Bulk Page Generator – LPagery 3K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #23 ↓2 10 too low 14 WP Calorie Calculator 900+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #16 ↑2 2 too low 15 Thumbnail Slider With Lightbox 700+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 Mass Ping Tool for SEO – WordPress ping list to get indexed faster on Google, Yandex, … 400+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Jock On Air Now (JOAN) 400+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes 1K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Role Based Pricing for Woo by Meow Crew 2K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too high 20 Responsive Tabs — Horizontal, Vertical & Accordion Tabs for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Mass Resizer 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 15 too high 22 AI Agent by SiteGround 1M+ · 1.7★ (98) wp.org #8 14 too high 23 Polar Mass Advanced IP Blocker 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓3 6 too high 24 Restore Old Admin Colors 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.