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

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 “sqlite”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

{eac}ObjectCache – a persistent object cache using SQLite & APCu to cache WordPress objects. shows at wp.org #8 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SQLite Object Cache 10K+ · 5.0★ (50) wp.org #1 2 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7667) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 S SQLite Database Integration 5K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WPVulnerability 10K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #4 5 WP Database Reset 5K+ · 4.5★ (68) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 FG Drupal to WordPress 700+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 atec Cache Info 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Disk Usage Insights 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 FG SPIP to WordPress 100+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 DiveWP – Boost Site Performance with Clear, Actionable Steps 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Yasakani Cache 20+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 GrabWP Tenancy 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 {eac}ObjectCache – a persistent object cache using SQLite & APCu to cache WordPress objects. 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 ZenPress 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 UltraCache – Cache and Speed Optimization 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 م محتوای جعلی فارسی 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Icon Indexa 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 CMB SQLite Form — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Kantan Analytics – Cookieless Self-Hosted Analytics & Heatmaps 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Botisst – AI Chatbot & Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Nota Backup & Restore – WordPress Backup, Migration & Clone 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Esumo Field Renamer for ACF — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Loupe Search — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Swift Woo Search – eCommerce Live Search — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.