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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “text resize”

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 “text resize”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE] shows at wp.org #5 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 80+ 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

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #12 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #1 2 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #2 3 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #3 4 Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize 10K+ · 4.5★ (119) wp.org #4 5 ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 300K+ · 4.5★ (830) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Admin Columns 100K+ · 4.9★ (1652) wp.org #12 ↓3 6 too low 7 Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Enable Media Replace 600K+ · 4.4★ (302) wp.org #8 ↓3 9 reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin 100K+ · 4.3★ (166) wp.org #9 ↑2 10 Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (133) wp.org #10 11 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Brizy – Page Builder 60K+ · 4.7★ (972) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 QuickWebP – WebP & AVIF Image Optimizer, Compression & SEO for WordPress 8K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Advanced iFrame 40K+ · 4.4★ (54) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 WP Video Lightbox 30K+ · 4.3★ (67) wp.org #22 ↑2 5 too low 18 Zeno Font Resizer 5K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 SeatReg 300+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Filikod – Alt Text Checker & Bulk Image Alt Text Editor 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↑7 9 too high 21 WP Responsive Auto Fit Text 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE] 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑3 17 too high 23 Image Optimizer – Compress Images and Convert to WebP or AVIF 1M+ · 1.7★ (81) wp.org #15 ↓2 8 too high 24 M Marquix – Marquee, Scrolling Text & Logo Carousel for Elementor 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.