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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multiple upload”

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 “multiple upload”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.

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

HM Multiple Roles shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.6★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1526 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #1 2 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #2 3 Iptanus File Upload 10K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too low 5 Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #3 ↑1 3 too high 7 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too low 9 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #20 ↑4 11 too low 10 M Multiple Roles 5K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #5 ↓2 5 too high 11 Checkout Files Upload for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Multiple Domain Mapping on Single Site 6K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #12 13 WC Multiple Email Recipients 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 Protect Uploads 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 Easy Upload Files During Checkout 500+ · 4.7★ (60) wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 4.5★ (30) wp.org #23 ↓2 7 too low 17 WP Create Multiple Posts & Pages 1K+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 Multiple Post Passwords 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #16 ↓3 2 too high 19 Images Optimize and Upload CF7 700+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 MPG – Multiple Page Generator, Bulk Landing Pages & Programmatic SEO 2K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 HM Multiple Roles 1K+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 Restrict WP Upload Type 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Product File Upload for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 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.