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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “remove id”

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 id”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

ID Image Ad Popup & Roadblock shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 30+ 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

CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 197 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #1 2 Reveal IDs 40K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #2 3 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Remove Dashboard Access 30K+ · 4.6★ (78) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 CompressX — AVIF & WebP Converter, Media Replacement 40K+ · 5.0★ (197) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Stop User Enumeration 60K+ · 4.9★ (132) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Remove Social ID for WP 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #4 9 too high 14 Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! 4K+ · 4.2★ (41) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 bbPress 100K+ · 3.9★ (343) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Slugs Manager: Delete Old Permalinks from WordPress Database 3K+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #17 18 Posts Like Dislike 5K+ · 4.3★ (23) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Easy Search Replace – Find & Replace Text/HTML/URLs, Remove Footer Credit 600+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 ID Image Ad Popup & Roadblock 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Code and Core Remove Empty P Tags 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 DevDome Media Cleaner: Remove Unused Images & Media Library Cleanup 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 23 Checkout & Store Toolkit for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 eID Easy 90+ · 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.