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

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 logo”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 3236 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 My WordPress Login Logo 10K+ · 4.9★ (12) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #8 6 too low 3 CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ · 4.8★ (3236) wp.org #13 10 too low 4 SMNTCS Custom Logo Link 2K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #4 5 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Remove Admin Bar logo 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too low 8 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3003) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #17 ↓2 8 too low 10 Custom Site Logo 1K+ · 4.7★ (9) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Media Hygiene: Remove or Delete Unused Images and More! 4K+ · 4.2★ (41) wp.org #11 12 Options for Twenty Twenty-One 6K+ · 4.9★ (64) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 too low 13 Logo Showcase – Logo Slider, Carousel & Sponsors Gallery 900+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ · 4.5★ (69) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 12 too high 16 WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Unbloater 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too low 18 White Label – WordPress Custom Admin, Custom Login Page, and Custom Dashboard 10K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Logo Slider – Infinite Carousel & Marquee Block 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 Simple Logo Carousel 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too high 22 Really Simple Login Logo 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Remove layout destroying HTML-Tags 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 M Marquix – Marquee, Scrolling Text & Logo Carousel for Elementor 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓4 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.