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

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 edit.”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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

Astra Bulk Edit shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 30K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 1526 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #1 2 PW WooCommerce Bulk Edit 20K+ · 4.9★ (238) wp.org #2 3 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #3 4 Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree 50K+ · 4.9★ (365) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #6 7 Simple Page Ordering 100K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Landing Page Builder – Coming Soon page, Maintenance Mode, Lead Page, WordPress Landing Pages 8K+ · 4.6★ (202) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #22 12 too low 11 PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ · 4.7★ (271) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 P Page Links To 100K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #15 16 WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Nested Pages 90K+ · 4.7★ (126) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Astra Bulk Edit 30K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #4 15 too high 20 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Slash Edit: Admin Shortcuts to Edit Posts and Pages Faster 500+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Bold Page Builder 40K+ · 3.6★ (66) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 WP Edit Username 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 11 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.