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

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 “pressable”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

SpeedForge shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its — 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

NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization places #6 on merit, 4.3★ from 311 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ · 4.9★ (1644) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Pressable Automated Migration 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration 40K+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #4 5 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #18 ↓2 13 too low 6 NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 80K+ · 4.3★ (311) wp.org #21 ↓1 15 too low 7 Automattic For Agencies Client 20K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ · 4.3★ (54) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 WebChange Detector: Visual Regression Testing & Visual Checks After Updates 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 1-Click WordPress Migration Plugin – Backup, Migrate & Clone 400+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Rover IDX 200+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 ABCode Cache Warmer 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↑1 7 too high 13 Termageddon: Cookie Consent & Privacy Compliance 8K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓2 7 too low 14 Llama Shuffle — by Barking Llama — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Staging Shield — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 6 too high 16 StageBar – Staging Environment Indicator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 Cache Watch – Clear Cache Everywhere — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Cron Guard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Proxylang: AI Translation & Multilingual SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Variolab – A/B Testing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Softminal Cache — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 SpeedForge — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 WP Supra – Maintenance & Support Utilities 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑2 6 too high 24 RS Remote Site Manager 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.