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

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 “svg”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 3 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

Upload SVG shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ 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.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Safe SVG 1M+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP SVG Images 30K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #3 4 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too low 5 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (195) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ · 4.8★ (317) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 SVG Block 4K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 Easy SVG Support 40K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 too high 10 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too low 12 Enable SVG, WebP, and ICO Upload 10K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too high 13 The Icon Block 40K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302) wp.org #21 ↓8 7 too low 15 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #24 ↓4 9 too low 16 Font Awesome 400K+ · 3.6★ (61) wp.org #23 ↓2 7 too low 17 Upload SVG 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 SVG Flags – Country Flag Blocks and Galleries 2K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19 SVG Icon Block 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 11 too high 20 Block for Font Awesome Icons – Searchable Icon Picker, SVG, FA 7 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #20 21 SVG Editor: Upload & Change Colors 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Subtle Icons – SVG Icon Block Suite, Icon Picker & ACF Field 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 SVGator 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Jooosi Icon – Modern SVG icon library for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓6 2 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.