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

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 “uploader”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

WP GIF Uploader – Animated GIF Upload and Thumbnails shows at wp.org #3 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 1K+ 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

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 616 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 Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148) wp.org #1 2 Local Fonts Uploader – Upload & Host Any Font Locally for GDPR 4K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 PeproDev Receipt Uploader for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size 100K+ · 4.9★ (403) wp.org #14 10 too low 5 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6 One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #19 ↓6 12 too low 8 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #17 ↑3 9 too low 9 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 No Right Click Images 20K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 Viable URL Media Uploader 90+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #12 13 Advanced User Avatar | Custom Profile Picture Uploader for WordPress, WooCommerce, and BuddyPress 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↑4 6 too high 14 U Upload Larger Plugins 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #20 ↓2 5 too low 16 C Custom Upload Dir 5K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Bulk Images to Posts 1K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #21 ↓2 4 too low 18 AVIF Uploader – Upload, Display and Fix AVIF Images 4K+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #6 12 too high 19 WP Change Email Sender 10K+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #23 ↓2 4 too low 20 WP GIF Uploader – Animated GIF Upload and Thumbnails 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 17 too high 21 Delete Unscaled Images 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 File Uploader for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 14 too high 23 User Profile Picture – Custom Local Avatars 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 Mux Video Uploader 90+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓3 11 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.