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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “reorder posts”

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 “reorder posts”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20.

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

Reorder Terms shows at wp.org #4 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 18 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.

Buried gem

Admin Columns places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 1652 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 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Reorder Posts – Quick Post Type and Page Ordering 10K+ · 3.9★ (28) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree 50K+ · 4.9★ (365) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too low 6 Related Posts for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (325) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Admin Columns 100K+ · 4.9★ (1652) wp.org #13 ↓2 6 too low 8 Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (210) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11 Intuitive Custom Post Order 400K+ · 4.4★ (139) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #7 ↑1 6 too high 14 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #24 ↓1 10 too low 15 Simple Page Ordering 100K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16 Reorder by Term 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars 10K+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #19 ↑1 20 Post Type Transfer 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #16 ↑2 4 too high 21 P Post Order By Category 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Reorder Terms 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 18 too high 23 Admin Posts Navigation 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 Custom Posts Order 200+ · 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.