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

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 “mpg”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

CodeArt Units Converter shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 70+ 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

NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization places #7 on merit, 4.3★ from 311 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MPG – Multiple Page Generator, Bulk Landing Pages & Programmatic SEO 2K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #1 2 CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library 3K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 M MimeTypes Link Icons 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Easy Media Download 8K+ · 4.0★ (28) wp.org #5 6 Download Monitor 80K+ · 4.5★ (525) wp.org #17 ↑1 11 too low 7 NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 90K+ · 4.3★ (311) wp.org #21 14 too low 8 Payment Gateway with MPGS for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More 80K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Cincopa video and media plug-in 1K+ · 2.8★ (26) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Bulk Page Generator – LPagery 3K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Cleanup Orphan Images 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 M MW WP Form 200K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Transcoder 400+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Plutu WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Baratek Payment Gateway with MPGS for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 CodeArt Units Converter 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Indigetal Media Offload for Bunny.net 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 CarDealerPress 30+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Fauran Pay with JazzCash for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 Genius Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 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.