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

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

Version Locker: Disable Updates, Rollback and Downgrade shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 100+ 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

WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 306 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ · 4.9★ (215) wp.org #1 2 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Core Rollback 20K+ · 4.7★ (16) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ · 4.8★ (81) wp.org #4 5 Change Admin Email 40K+ · 4.8★ (141) wp.org #5 ↑2 6 WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version 100K+ · 4.8★ (169) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Total Upkeep – WordPress Backup Plugin plus Restore & Migrate by BoldGrid 40K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 400K+ · 4.5★ (81) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ · 4.5★ (69) wp.org #10 11 WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor 40K+ · 4.8★ (306) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Cyrlitera – Transliteration of Links and File Names 40K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Woody Code Snippets – Insert PHP, CSS, JS, and Header/Footer Scripts 50K+ · 4.5★ (221) wp.org #16 ↑3 3 too low 14 BEAR – Bulk Editor for WooCommerce Professional. AI assistant on board (MCP Server) 30K+ · 4.7★ (228) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 Search & Replace Everything – Quick and Easy Way to Find and Replace Text, Links 20K+ · 4.7★ (26) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 PlugVersions – Easily roll back to previous versions of your plugins. 1K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 Flex MCP – Connect ChatGPT, Claude and AI agents with MCP, Undo, Abilities and Tools. 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 phpinfo() WP – Site Health, PHP Compatibility & Server Audit 3K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Version Locker: Disable Updates, Rollback and Downgrade 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 12 too high 20 UWH Site Migrator – WP Migration, Backup & Restore 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Easy Demo Importer – A Modern One-Click Demo Import Solution 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too high 22 Upsure – Automatic Rollback for Broken Updates 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Export/Import Media – CSV Media Library Import & Export 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Wpbingo AI Commander for WooCommerce 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 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.