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

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 “tiny”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Tiny gtag.js Analytics shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 400+ 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

Download Manager places #9 on merit, 4.1★ from 1006 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 TinyPNG Image Optimization – Image Compression JPEG & PNG | Convert to WebP & AVIF 100K+ · 4.5★ (181) wp.org #1 2 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too low 3 Definitely allow mobile zooming 7K+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Make Column Clickable for Elementor 100K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6 Tiny Yardage Calculator 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #11 ↑9 4 too low 8 API KEY for Google Maps 30K+ · 4.9★ (55) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 Download Manager 100K+ · 4.1★ (1006) wp.org #23 ↓2 14 too low 10 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #9 ↑5 1 too high 11 Re-Add Text Justify Button 20K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin 10K+ · 4.9★ (57) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 WPS Bidouille 9K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too low 14 Honeypot Anti-Spam 10K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 TinyBar – Display notification bar, banner, announcement at the top or bottom of your website 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 12 too high 16 Re-add text underline and justify 50K+ · 4.7★ (25) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 SVG Block 4K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed 2K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #18 19 Media Library Tools – AI-Powered Rename, Clean & CSV Import/Export 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too high 20 Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Tiny gtag.js Analytics 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 16 too high 22 Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode 1K+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Marquee Running Text 5K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 Tiny Talk 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓3 10 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.