wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post type manager”
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 manager”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 5 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
Stock Manager for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #17 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 130 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) not PHP-current
wp.org #1 2 
Download Manager 100K+ · 4.1★ (1006)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155)
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) not PHP-current
wp.org #7 ↑6 1 too low 7 
WP Job Manager 70K+ · 4.4★ (237)
wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519)
wp.org #10 ↓4 2 too low 9 
Permalink Manager Lite 100K+ · 4.8★ (176)
wp.org #8 1 too high 10 
Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784)
wp.org #12 2 too low 11 
Header Footer Code Manager 600K+ · 4.9★ (309) not PHP-current
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 
WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249)
wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433)
wp.org #21 8 too low 14 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821)
wp.org #22 ↑2 8 too low 15 
Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80)
wp.org #14 1 too high 16 
FluentSnippets – High-Performance Code Snippets, Header & Footer Code, Custom CSS & PHP Code Manager 50K+ · 4.7★ (78)
wp.org #15 ↑5 1 too high 17 
FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30)
wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too high 18 
My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159)
wp.org #23 ↓8 5 too low 19 
WP User Manager – Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile Builder & Member Directory 10K+ · 4.7★ (350) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 
Meta Tag Manager 70K+ · 4.8★ (84) not PHP-current
wp.org #16 4 too high 21 
Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58)
wp.org #19 2 too high 22 
User Access Manager 10K+ · 4.4★ (112)
wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Stock Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (130) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too high 24 
Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.