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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “max filesize”

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 “max filesize”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Display Server Info shows at wp.org #1 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ 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

BackUpWordPress places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 1373 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Advanced Media Offloader – Offload Media to Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, DigitalOcean Spaces & More 7K+ · 4.7★ (48) wp.org #4 ↓2 2 too low 3 Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv 900+ · 4.9★ (265) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too low 4 WebP Express 300K+ · 4.4★ (162) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ · 4.5★ (830) wp.org #18 13 too low 6 YayReviews – Advanced Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↑1 3 too high 7 BackUpWordPress 80K+ · 4.7★ (1373) wp.org #24 17 too low 8 Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits) 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↑3 3 too high 9 Simply Static – The Static Site Generator 30K+ · 4.5★ (195) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Display Server Info 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 10 too high 12 Multi Step Form 8K+ · 4.3★ (36) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 DBStorage Insights 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Presswell Art Direction 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 M Max upload filesize 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Static Maps Editor 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 AWEOS PHP Server Info 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓2 10 too high 18 Datafeedr Product Sets 4K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Hedef Image Optimizer — WebP & AVIF 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 8 too high 20 Sigma ImportX Engine — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 10 too high 21 Dev Limits – Server Limits Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Nexura Upload Limits Manager – Increase Maximum Upload File Size 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑2 8 too high 23 TechLab Site Migrator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 DenArt – SEO Wipe (HTTP 410 Gone) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.