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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “memory limit”

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 “memory limit”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Memory Meter shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.3★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup places #8 on merit, 4.5★ from 7676 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP-Memory-Usage 10K+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #1 2 Server IP & Memory Usage Display 20K+ · 4.9★ (40) wp.org #2 3 EasyMedia – Increase Media Upload File Size | Role-Based Upload Limit | Increase Execution Time 70K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420) wp.org #9 ↑4 5 too low 5 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Loggedin – Session Manager, Limit Concurrent Logins & Force Logout 8K+ · 4.9★ (112) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #20 13 too low 8 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #22 ↓12 14 too low 9 Matomo Analytics – Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress 100K+ · 4.6★ (178) wp.org #13 ↓4 4 too low 10 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 WPCore Plugin Manager 9K+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits) 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Datafeedr API 4K+ · 4.0★ (13) wp.org #19 ↓2 6 too low 14 Plugin Memory Usage 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Memory Limit Manager 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 11 too high 16 XML Feed for Skroutz & BestPrice for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #21 ↓3 5 too low 17 MyServerInfo – Memory Usage, PHP Version, Memory Limit, Execution Time, CPU Usage, Disk Usage 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 MaxLimits – Increase Maximum Upload, Post & PHP Limits 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Memory Meter 600+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #6 13 too high 20 LWS Tools 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Mailster WordPress Newsletter Plugin 7K+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Max Upload File Size Manager 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Datafeedr Product Sets 4K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 IGW Memory & Under Construction 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.