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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “storage unit”

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 “storage unit”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 plugins are 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

CodeArt Units Converter shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 70+ 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

Easy Upload Files During Checkout places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 60 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 WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 U Unit Of Measure (UOM) for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5038) wp.org #3 4 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #4 5 WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #12 ↑2 6 too low 7 Create 6K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too low 8 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #17 ↓5 9 too low 9 Ninjalytics: Sales Reports & Order Export for WooCommerce and EDD 6K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too low 10 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too high 11 Easy Upload Files During Checkout 500+ · 4.7★ (60) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Recipe Card Blocks Lite 10K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #21 ↑1 9 too low 13 Booking and Rental Manager for Bike | Car | Resort | Appointment | Dress | Equipment 1K+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #18 ↑2 5 too low 14 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16 WPC Price by Quantity for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 External files in Media Library 500+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too high 19 Price Per Unit For WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↑1 14 too high 20 RD Order Modifier for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 CodeArt Units Converter 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑1 15 too high 22 VikRentItems Flexible Rental Management System 600+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 L LandTech Self Storage API – Automated Storage Management Integration — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑3 11 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.