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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “translation cache”

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

Universally – AI Translation & Multilingual SEO: Translate Your Site into 110+ Languages shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 30K+ 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

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 8706 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #1 2 WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346) wp.org #2 3 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Redis Object Cache 500K+ · 4.5★ (179) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator 20K+ · 4.9★ (50) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Cache Enabler 100K+ · 4.3★ (139) wp.org #7 8 C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #8 9 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #22 ↓1 13 too low 10 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3003) wp.org #21 ↑2 11 too low 11 Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ · 4.7★ (620) wp.org #23 ↓1 12 too low 12 Hyper Cache 7K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 atec Cache APCu 3K+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #13 14 Translate and boost SEO – Automatic AI translation – wpLingua 2K+ · 4.9★ (33) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 atec Cache Info 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Cache Warmer 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #16 17 SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Hestia Nginx Cache 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 AutoMLP – AI Translation for WPML 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 20 Clear All Cache for WP Super Cache 6K+ · 3.1★ (11) wp.org #20 21 Speed Up – Translation Cache 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓1 10 too high 22 Universally – AI Translation & Multilingual SEO: Translate Your Site into 110+ Languages 30K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 A Automatic Cache Flusher for W3 Total Cache 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 13 too high 24 Tranzly™ – AI Translation & Multilingual 7K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.