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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “pages 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 “pages edit”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 4 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 #15 on merit, a gap of 11 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

TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 4625 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. 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 Nested Pages 90K+ · 4.7★ (126) wp.org #2 3 PW WooCommerce Bulk Edit 20K+ · 4.9★ (238) wp.org #3 4 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 I Insert Pages 30K+ · 4.8★ (71) wp.org #5 6 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #6 ↑5 7 Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #17 ↑2 7 too low 11 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #24 ↓1 13 too low 12 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #8 ↓2 6 too high 15 Astra Bulk Edit 30K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #4 11 too high 16 Bulk Edit Categories and Tags – Create Thousands Quickly on the Editor 3K+ · 4.5★ (26) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Slash Edit: Admin Shortcuts to Edit Posts and Pages Faster 500+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓2 6 too high 18 Legal Pages – Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions, GDPR, CCPA, and Cookie Notice Generator 8K+ · 4.3★ (29) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Landingi Landing Pages 2K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 WP Edit Username 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 WPEPP – Essential Security, Password Protect & Login Page Customizer 3K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 ELEX WooCommerce Bulk Edit Products, Prices & Attributes (Basic) 4K+ · 3.7★ (25) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Show Pages URL List 1K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 Always Edit In HTML 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #15 9 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.