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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “sizes attribute”

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 “sizes attribute”, 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

Image Prioritizer shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 40K+ 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

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 4229 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 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Better image sizes 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Perfect Images: Regenerate Thumbnails, Image Sizes, WebP & AVIF 60K+ · 4.8★ (279) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Markup by Attribute for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 ThumbPress – Compress Images, Manage Thumbnails, Detect Image Issues, WebP/AVIF, Lazy Loading, Hotlinking & More 20K+ · 3.7★ (117) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Attribute Stock for WooCommerce – Shared Stock & Variable Quantities (Lite Version) 2K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4229) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Bulk Auto Image Alt Text (Alt tag, Alt attribute) optimizer (image SEO) 10K+ · 4.2★ (111) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Hide Tooltips on Hover – Clean Up Title Attributes Without Losing Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Default Attributes for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 WPC Product Size Chart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Smart Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color & Image Attribute Swatches 3K+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Ultimate WooCommerce Filters 500+ · 3.7★ (14) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Enhanced Responsive Images 50K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 Image Prioritizer 40K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 16 too high 24 A Attributes Table 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.