wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “object”
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 “object”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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
eHive Object Details shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 60+ 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.
Redis Object Cache 500K+ · 4.5★ (179)
wp.org #1 2 
Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator 20K+ · 4.9★ (50)
wp.org #2 ↑1 3 
SQLite Object Cache 10K+ · 5.0★ (51)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420)
wp.org #5 ↑6 1 too low 5 
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418)
wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 
Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296)
wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 
bbPress 100K+ · 3.9★ (343)
wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 
Two Factor 100K+ · 4.7★ (209)
wp.org #13 3 too low 11 
Object Cache 4 everyone 5K+ · 4.2★ (30) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #4 7 too high 12 
Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone 600K+ · 4.5★ (135)
wp.org #15 ↑8 3 too low 13 
Object Data Sync for Salesforce Integration with WP, Woo, Gravity, WPForms, Ninja, CF7 & more 100+ · 4.9★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓3 1 too low 14 
Integration for HubSpot and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 5K+ · 4.9★ (53)
wp.org #24 10 too low 15 
External Links – nofollow, noopener & new window 90K+ · 4.3★ (247) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #23 ↓5 8 too low 16 
xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN 10K+ · 5.0★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #21 5 too low 17 
SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) host-installed base
wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too low 18 C Culture Object 40+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↑11 6 too high 19 
APCu Manager 10K+ · 4.6★ (20) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓1 20 eHive Object Details 60+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 9 too high 21 
Object Cache for APCu – ZapCu 300+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 
Yac Object Cache 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #16 6 too high 23 
eHive Objects Image Grid 50+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓4 6 too high 24 
RunCache – Full-Page, Object, and Edge Caching 4K+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #22 2 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.