wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “upload larger plugins”
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 “upload larger plugins”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Max Upload File Size Manager shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 400+ 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
Backup Migration places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 1338 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940)
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 U Upload Larger Plugins 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #1 1 too high 3 
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625)
wp.org #5 ↑2 2 too low 4 
Resize Image After Upload 80K+ · 4.8★ (56)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517)
wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 
TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #4 3 too high 8 
MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435)
wp.org #12 4 too low 9 
Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148)
wp.org #14 ↑4 5 too low 10 Backup Migration 80K+ · 4.9★ (1338)
wp.org #16 ↓6 6 too low 11 
Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin 30K+ · 4.6★ (439)
wp.org #13 2 too low 12 
reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin 100K+ · 4.3★ (166)
wp.org #11 1 too high 13 
Imsanity 200K+ · 4.9★ (291)
wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too low 14 
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053)
wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616)
wp.org #17 ↑2 2 too low 16 
Team – Team Members Showcase Plugin 10K+ · 4.5★ (67)
wp.org #10 ↑6 6 too high 17 
Shared Files – File Upload & Download Manager 4K+ · 4.4★ (34)
wp.org #8 ↓3 9 too high 18 
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1917)
wp.org #19 ↓6 1 too low 19 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #22 3 too low 20 
User Private Files – Secure File Sharing and Client Portal Plugin 1K+ · 4.4★ (57)
wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Max Upload File Size Manager 400+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #6 15 too high 22 E Enable Contributor Uploads 300+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓9 2 too low 23 
MaxLimits – Increase Maximum Upload, Post & PHP Limits 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓6 3 too high 24 
Picture Gallery – Frontend Uploads & Image Editor 400+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #23 1 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.