wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post 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 “post edit”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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 #16 on merit, a gap of 12 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
Duplicate Post places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 1623 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #1 2 
Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296)
wp.org #2 3 
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587)
wp.org #3 4 
Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1236)
wp.org #5 ↑9 1 too low 5 
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 100K+ · 4.5★ (172)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80)
wp.org #7 ↓3 1 too low 7 
Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217)
wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too low 8 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525)
wp.org #16 ↑1 8 too low 9 
Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ · 4.8★ (71)
wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too high 10 
Post Type Switcher 200K+ · 4.8★ (255)
wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #20 ↓8 9 too low 12 
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012)
wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 
Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 ↓2 4 too high 14 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #17 3 too low 15 
Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 ↓4 16 Astra Bulk Edit 30K+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #4 ↑1 12 too high 17 
Slash Edit: Admin Shortcuts to Edit Posts and Pages Faster 500+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓2 6 too high 18 
Bulk Edit Categories and Tags – Create Thousands Quickly on the Editor 3K+ · 4.5★ (26)
wp.org #24 ↓4 6 too low 19 
Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #23 ↓4 4 too low 20 
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #13 7 too high 21 
Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #21 ↓3 22 
Post Type Transfer 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #22 23 
Always Edit In HTML 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too high 24 
Themify Portfolio Post 30K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓3 6 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.