wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “oxygen editor”
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 “oxygen editor”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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
Editor Cleanup For Oxygen: FDP add-on to cleanup the Oxygen editor shows at wp.org #1 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 90+ 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
Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 698 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.
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267)
wp.org #5 2 too low 4 
Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (236)
wp.org #6 ↑3 2 too low 5 
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418)
wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #10 4 too low 7 
Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ · 4.1★ (90)
wp.org #7 ↓1 8 
Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148)
wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too low 9 
Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376)
wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too low 10 Directorist: AI-Powered Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads 20K+ · 4.6★ (698)
wp.org #20 ↑4 10 too low 11 
Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125)
wp.org #19 8 too low 12 
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155)
wp.org #12 13 
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779)
wp.org #23 ↓5 10 too low 14 
Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184)
wp.org #17 3 too low 15 
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51)
wp.org #13 2 too high 16 
Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154)
wp.org #22 6 too low 17 Editor Cleanup For Oxygen: FDP add-on to cleanup the Oxygen editor 90+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #1 16 too high 18 
Core Framework 10K+ · 5.0★ (41)
wp.org #18 ↑2 19 
Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189)
wp.org #24 ↓7 5 too low 20 
Editor Cleanup For Elementor: clean up and solve plugin conflicts with the Elementor editor 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #4 16 too high 21 
Figma to Oxygen Builder – ready→made WordPress Integration 100+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↓1 13 too high 22 
Editor Cleanup For Flatsome: FDP add-on to clean up the Flatsome UX Builder 60+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #11 11 too high 23 
Editor Cleanup For Divi Builder: FDP add-on to cleanup the Divi Builder frontend editor 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #14 9 too high 24 
SS Dynamic Filter for Oxygen 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 3 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.