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

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 transform”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Text Case Converter shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 1077 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #1 2 Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #2 3 Remove Uppercase Accents 8K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #3 4 Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts 200K+ · 5.0★ (1221) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #11 ↑5 5 too low 7 GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin 3K+ · 4.8★ (178) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ · 4.1★ (90) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077) wp.org #18 ↑2 7 too low 12 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #17 ↑2 4 too low 14 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Super Testimonial – Testimonial & Customer Review Slider Plugin for WordPress 2K+ · 4.7★ (26) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 ImgSEO – AI Image Alt Text Generator & Image SEO Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 too high 18 Screen Reader Accessibility – WCAG, Text-to-Speech & AI Accessibility Fixes 600+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Text Case Converter 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↓1 14 too high 20 SALERT – Social Proof Notifications & Live Sales Popup 8K+ · 3.9★ (16) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too high 21 Block Responsive – Make Editor Blocks Responsive Easily 800+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too low 22 Advanced Custom Fields: Typography Field 3K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓2 10 too high 23 Skill Bars 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑2 3 too high 24 Easy Text-to-Speech 20+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #21 3 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.