wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “remove revision”
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 revision”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Simple Revision Control shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 13 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 1962 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (518)
wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too low 2 
Revision Manager TMC 1K+ · 4.9★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #1 1 too high 3 
Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions 60K+ · 4.7★ (181)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #8 2 too low 7 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #9 2 too low 8 
Simple Revisions Delete 10K+ · 4.9★ (50)
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4229)
wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ · 4.9★ (1962)
wp.org #15 5 too low 11 
WP-Sweep 100K+ · 4.7★ (138)
wp.org #10 1 too high 12 
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 100K+ · 4.5★ (172)
wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 
Woody Code Snippets – Insert PHP, CSS, JS, and Header/Footer Scripts 50K+ · 4.5★ (221)
wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Simple Revision Control 1K+ · 3.8★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #4 ↓1 10 too high 15 
WP Bulk Delete 90K+ · 4.6★ (131)
wp.org #17 2 too low 16 
Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 40K+ · 4.7★ (339)
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
Breeze Cache 300K+ · 3.6★ (133)
wp.org #16 1 too high 18 
SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) host-installed base
wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 
LWS Cleaner 20K+ · 4.8★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #18 1 too high 20 
Featherweight 10K+ · 4.1★ (45)
wp.org #22 2 too low 21 
Unbloater 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓2 22 
LWS Tools 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 
Time-based Revision Cleanup 100+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 
MAKcubes | No Revisions & Purge 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑1 5 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.