wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post revisions”

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 revisions”, 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

Disable Post Revision shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ 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

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 4228 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #1 2

PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #2 ↑2 3

Simple Revisions Delete 10K+ · 4.9★ (50) wp.org #3 ↓1 4

Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 100K+ · 4.5★ (172) wp.org #4 ↓1 5

Post Type Switcher 200K+ · 4.8★ (255) wp.org #7 2 too low 6

Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) not PHP-current wp.org #5 1 too high 7

Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions 60K+ · 4.7★ (181) wp.org #9 2 too low 8

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #10 2 too low 9

All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) not PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #11 ↓3 2 too low 10

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #20 8 too low 13

WP Document Revisions 2K+ · 3.7★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14

Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #22 ↓3 7 too low 16

Breeze Cache 300K+ · 3.6★ (133) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too high 17 W WP Revisions Control 40K+ · 4.7★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too high 18

Revision Manager TMC 1K+ · 4.9★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19

SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) host-installed base wp.org #24 ↓3 5 too low 20

Simple Revision Control 1K+ · 3.8★ (13) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓2 6 too high 21

Companion Revision Manager – Revision Control 4K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too high 22

Disable Post Revision 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓2 14 too high 23

Default Post Author 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #17 6 too high 24

MAKcubes | No Revisions & Purge 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓3 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.