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

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 “redis”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

REDIS – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 58 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Redis Object Cache 500K+ · 4.5★ (179) wp.org #1 2 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #2 3 W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420) wp.org #6 ↑9 3 too low 4 Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator 20K+ · 4.9★ (50) wp.org #4 ↑7 5 WP Redis 9K+ · 4.7★ (20) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 SQLite Object Cache 10K+ · 5.0★ (51) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too low 7 WPVulnerability 10K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 ReDi Restaurant Reservation – Instant Restaurant Booking & Table Reservation System 800+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #8 ↓2 9 Nginx Helper 200K+ · 4.4★ (31) wp.org #10 ↓2 1 too low 10 Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score 3K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 atec Cache Info 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 atec Cache APCu 3K+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too low 14 SpinupWP 30K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #16 ↑4 1 too low 16 WP-ServerInfo 10K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too high 17 Cache Warmer 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search 5K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 Unbloater 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 REDIS – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discounts 90+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓2 11 too high 21 FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel 4K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 ezCache 10K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too high 23 The Cache Purger 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #20 ↑2 3 too high 24 Clear Cache Everywhere 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.