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

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 “mime”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 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

Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Encryption: Easy HTTPS / SSL & Free SSL certificate, HTTPS redirect places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 1146 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 A Add MIME Types 50K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #1 2 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too low 3 Media Library Assistant 70K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 WP Encryption: Easy HTTPS / SSL & Free SSL certificate, HTTPS redirect 50K+ · 4.9★ (1146) wp.org #10 ↑2 6 too low 5 Safe SVG 1M+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Mime Types Plus 10K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Postie 10K+ · 4.7★ (139) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 90K+ · 4.9★ (1562) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too low 9 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #15 ↑3 6 too low 10 M MimeTypes Link Icons 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too high 11 W4 Post List 3K+ · 4.7★ (94) wp.org #13 ↑2 2 too low 12 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #7 ↑2 5 too high 13 WebP Express 300K+ · 4.4★ (162) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 WP Extended Search 20K+ · 4.9★ (72) wp.org #23 ↓2 9 too low 15 Media Cloud Sync 1K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Plus WebP or AVIF 5K+ · 4.6★ (26) wp.org #16 ↓3 17 Clean Image Filenames 30K+ · 4.6★ (21) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Lord of the Files: Enhanced Upload Security 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓2 15 too high 21 Restrict WP Upload Type 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 V View Shortcodes 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 WPQiNiu七牛云对象存储 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 R Rocket Media Library Mime Type 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 7 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.