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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “upload limit”

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 limit”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Upload SVG shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 1K+ 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

Inline Image Upload for BBPress places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 65 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EasyMedia – Increase Media Upload File Size | Role-Based Upload Limit | Increase Execution Time 70K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #1 2 Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size 100K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #2 3 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #3 4 Auto Upload Images 20K+ · 4.3★ (106) wp.org #4 5 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #9 ↓2 4 too low 6 Iptanus File Upload 10K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too low 7 U Upload Larger Plugins 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 User Posts Limit 3K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Inline Image Upload for BBPress 3K+ · 4.6★ (65) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 File Upload For WPForms – Filenzo 1K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 WP Upload Size 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft – WordPress Anti-Bot and Security Plugin for Login and Forms 4K+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #24 ↓4 10 too low 15 Protect Uploads 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Images Optimize and Upload CF7 700+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 Add From Server Lite 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Upload SVG 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Restrict WP Upload Type 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 MaxLimits – Increase Maximum Upload, Post & PHP Limits 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too high 22 Drag and Drop File Upload for Elementor Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Product File Upload for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 5 too high 24 Max Upload File Size Manager 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 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.