wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post type”
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 type”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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
Post Type Transfer shows at wp.org #6 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Post Views Counter places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 1236 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296)
wp.org #1 2 
Custom Post Type UI 1M+ · 4.6★ (276)
wp.org #2 3 
Post Type Switcher 200K+ · 4.8★ (255)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 
Custom Post Type Permalinks 200K+ · 4.8★ (71)
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587)
wp.org #10 ↓4 4 too low 7 
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528)
wp.org #13 ↓2 6 too low 8 
Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158)
wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1236)
wp.org #18 9 too low 10 
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #5 5 too high 11 
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 100K+ · 4.5★ (172)
wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too low 13 C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #8 5 too high 14 
Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80)
wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15 Post Type Transfer 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↑4 9 too high 16 
Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 10K+ · 4.4★ (46)
wp.org #14 ↑2 2 too high 17 
Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types 20K+ · 4.9★ (56)
wp.org #23 ↓2 6 too low 18 
Post Types Unlimited 10K+ · 5.0★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 
Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK 10K+ · 4.7★ (97) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #19 ↓1 20 
Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 ↑2 5 too high 21 
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too low 22 
Custom post type templates for Elementor 700+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 
Themify Portfolio Post 30K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 C Custom Post Type Rewrite 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓2 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.