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

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 cache”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 3 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

Clear Cache Everywhere shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #1 2 W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Redis Object Cache 500K+ · 4.5★ (179) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator 20K+ · 4.9★ (50) wp.org #4 5 SQLite Object Cache 10K+ · 5.0★ (51) wp.org #5 6 Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score 3K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #6 ↑8 7 WP Redis 9K+ · 4.7★ (20) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 WP REST Cache 10K+ · 4.9★ (42) wp.org #8 ↑3 9 Nginx Helper 200K+ · 4.4★ (31) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too low 10 atec Cache APCu 3K+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 atec Cache Info 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too high 13 Cache Warmer 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN 10K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 WPVulnerability 10K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #21 ↓3 6 too low 16 FastPixel Cache – Optimize Page Speed: Compress Images, Minify, Clean Database & CDN 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 Unbloater 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 The Cache Purger 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 Nginx Cache Purge Preload 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 Cache Using Gzip 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel 4K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑2 23 Clear Autoptimize Cache Automatically 4K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 Clear Cache Everywhere 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.