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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “plugin rollback”

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 “plugin rollback”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

PlugVersions – Easily roll back to previous versions of your plugins. shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ · 4.9★ (215) wp.org #1 2 WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #3 4 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Core Rollback 20K+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid 40K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #9 10 WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ · 4.8★ (81) wp.org #10 11 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too low 12 Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages 8K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 30K+ · 4.6★ (683) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14 Change Admin Email 40K+ · 4.8★ (141) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version 100K+ · 4.8★ (169) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #24 ↓4 8 too low 17 WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin 5K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 iControlWP 1K+ · 4.8★ (63) wp.org #20 ↑2 2 too low 19 Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 500K+ · 4.5★ (81) wp.org #19 20 Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ · 4.5★ (69) wp.org #23 ↑1 3 too low 21 Everest Backup – WordPress Cloud Backup, Migration, Restore & Cloning Plugin 3K+ · 4.4★ (45) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 PlugVersions – Easily roll back to previous versions of your plugins. 1K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #12 ↑1 10 too high 23 Scrollsequence – Cinematic Scroll Image Animation Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Version Locker: Disable Updates, Rollback and Downgrade 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑2 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.