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

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 “opcache”, we and wp.org disagree 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.

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Ranked above its merit

OPCache Scripts shows at wp.org #5 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 40+ 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

Comet Cache places #6 on merit, 4.4★ from 108 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 Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator 20K+ · 4.9★ (50) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (513) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 WP OPcache 10K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 OPcache Manager 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 atec Cache Info 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Comet Cache 20K+ · 4.4★ (108) wp.org #21 15 too low 7 AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing 10K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 OPcache Reset 500+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 phpinfo() WP – Site Health, PHP Compatibility & Server Audit 3K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Easy PHP Settings 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11 FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel 4K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Server Info – System Health & Diagnostics Suite 3K+ · 3.7★ (11) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 F12 Profiler 400+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 DebugPress: Debugger in Popup 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 The Cache Purger 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 O OPCache Scripts 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Smalk AI Analytics 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑1 5 too low 18 Clear Cache Everywhere 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 MyFast Login Guard – Login Protection & Server Info 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 20 OpCache Monitor and Reset 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 PlatformInfo 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Airano MCP Bridge 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 atec Hosting Check 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 RY Toolkit 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.