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

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 “odt”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Auto Rename Media On Upload shows at wp.org #15 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ 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

Download Monitor places #6 on merit, 4.5★ from 525 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 FileBird Document Library 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #1 2 CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library 3K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Easy Media Download 8K+ · 4.0★ (28) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 M MimeTypes Link Icons 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Prevent Files / Folders Access 1K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Download Monitor 80K+ · 4.5★ (525) wp.org #21 ↓1 15 too low 7 WP Document Revisions 2K+ · 3.7★ (23) wp.org #7 8 Document Library Lite 4K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #8 9 Cleanup Orphan Images 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 WP Attachments – Smarter File Management & Download Lists 3K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #24 ↓1 14 too low 11 ODT – Pickup and Delivery Date for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #22 ↓1 10 too low 13 POST TO ODT 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Facem Web Import & Export Articles 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 PressPrimer Assignment – Homework Submission, Document Viewer & LMS Grading Workflows 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Link Nacional File Browser 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Trilobita DocVault 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 PASS Addons – AI & Toolkit for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Servicepay Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Codiecool Site Assistant — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 BMLT Minutes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 R RIICT Intranet — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Auto Rename Media On Upload 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 Ovebot – AI Chatbot, Live Chat & Sales Agent — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.