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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “resize”

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 “resize”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

SNORDIAN's H5P Resize Pulse shows at wp.org #10 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 200+ 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

Admin Columns places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 1652 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 Resize Image After Upload 80K+ · 4.8★ (56) wp.org #1 2 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Smart Image Resize for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 EWWW Image Optimizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1842) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #8 ↑4 2 too low 7 Imagify Image Optimization: Optimize Images | Compress & Convert to WebP/AVIF 900K+ · 4.3★ (1656) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 Imsanity 200K+ · 4.9★ (291) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize 10K+ · 4.5★ (119) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ · 4.5★ (830) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Admin Columns 100K+ · 4.9★ (1652) wp.org #23 ↓2 12 too low 12 Canvas Image Resize 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302) wp.org #15 ↓5 2 too low 14 Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin 100K+ · 4.3★ (166) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Compress, Resize & Lazy Load Images – WPvivid Image Optimization 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #6 ↑1 11 too high 18 Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv 900+ · 4.9★ (265) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 Advanced iFrame 40K+ · 4.4★ (54) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Zeno Font Resizer 5K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 WP SVG Images 30K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 SNORDIAN's H5P Resize Pulse 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 12 too high 23 Resize Image Before Upload 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑2 10 too high 24 Image Optimizer – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ · 1.7★ (81) wp.org #20 4 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.