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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “page attributes”

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 “page attributes”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

Page Optimize shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 200K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 2617 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Simple Page Ordering 100K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #1 2 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #2 3 P Page-list 30K+ · 4.7★ (89) wp.org #3 4 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 WP Sitemap Page 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Attributes for Blocks 4K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Auto Image Attributes From Filename With Bulk Updater (Add Alt Text, Image Title For Image SEO) 100K+ · 4.8★ (93) wp.org #7 8 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ · 4.7★ (271) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Loading Page with Loading Screen 10K+ · 4.6★ (124) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Bulk Page Generator and Mass Page Builder – Page Generator 3K+ · 4.6★ (70) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Page Visits Counter – Lite 5K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Bold Page Builder 40K+ · 3.6★ (66) wp.org #17 18 Page View Count 10K+ · 4.0★ (55) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 ELEX WooCommerce Bulk Edit Products, Prices & Attributes (Basic) 4K+ · 3.7★ (25) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Default Attributes for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 WUPO Group Attributes for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 P Page Optimize 200K+ · 3.0★ (5) wp.org #9 14 too high 24 A Attributes Table 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.