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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “plupload”

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 “plupload”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 6 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

Resize Image Before Upload shows at wp.org #8 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 60+ 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

All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 135 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 U Upload Larger Plugins 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #1 2 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (135) wp.org #10 8 too low 3 OrderConvo – Vendor & Customer Messages After Orders 200+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 BuddyDrive 1K+ · 4.3★ (47) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 40+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 R Resize images before upload 1K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #21 15 too low 7 Simba Plugin Updates Manager 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 MiraQlum Image Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 MediaNest Upload Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 MicroPayments – Fans Paysite: Paid Creator Subscriptions, Digital Assets, Wallet 20+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Nexura Upload Limits Manager – Increase Maximum Upload File Size — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Max Upload File Size Manager 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Uploads Unleashed 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Resize Image Before Upload 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 W WP-QINIU （WordPress连接到七牛云存储） 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 MedienUpload Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Brightcove Video Connect 600+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 A Axismundi Media Library — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 S Somatic Framework 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 W WP-edtior-with-uploader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 七牛图床 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 M Monoblog 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 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.