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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “show ids”

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 “show ids”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Show IDs by Echo shows at wp.org #1 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ 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

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Show Pages IDs 10K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Reveal IDs 40K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Catch IDs 20K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #3 4 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #9 ↑5 5 too low 5 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #11 ↓2 6 too low 6 Show IDs by DraftPress 10K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Omnibus — show the lowest price 10K+ · 4.1★ (51) wp.org #8 9 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #21 12 too low 10 Show Support Ribbon 300+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too low 14 Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions 3K+ · 4.6★ (42) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 14 too high 16 S SSO for Entra ID 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Show Variations For WooCommerce 100+ · 4.1★ (10) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 Show Eventbrite Events – Event Feed for Eventbrite 800+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Remove Social ID for WP 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Show Post In lightbox 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 Show Certificates Anywhere for LearnDash 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑3 5 too high 23 W WP SHOW CATEGORY ID 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Show template by shortcode for Elementor 200+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.