wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “remove amp”
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 “remove amp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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
FAZ Cookie Manager shows at wp.org #11 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 30 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Disable Gutenberg places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 735 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519)
wp.org #1 2 
AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) heavy footprint
wp.org #2 3 
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) not PHP-current
wp.org #3 4 
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) not PHP-current
wp.org #4 ↑4 1 too high 6 
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #7 ↓1 8 
W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420)
wp.org #10 2 too low 9 
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155)
wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too high 10 Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735)
wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 D Debloat – Remove Unused CSS, Optimize JS 30K+ · 4.8★ (41)
wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 
Search & Filter 40K+ · 4.5★ (175)
wp.org #12 ↑1 13 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #17 ↑3 4 too low 14 
AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 
Quads Ads Manager for Google AdSense 20K+ · 4.9★ (1087) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 ↑2 16 
WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) heavy footprint
wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too low 17 
iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more 200K+ · 4.7★ (397)
wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too low 18 FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30)
wp.org #11 7 too high 19 
PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple 10K+ · 4.6★ (230)
wp.org #19 20 
a3 Lazy Load 80K+ · 4.3★ (148)
wp.org #16 ↑2 4 too high 21 
Autoptimize 800K+ · 4.7★ (1428)
wp.org #24 3 too low 22 
Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ · 4.8★ (31)
wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 
Analytics Insights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (34) not PHP-current
wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 
Genesis Blocks 40K+ · 3.7★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.