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

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 “wallpapers”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

AllTerrain Photo Editor – Crop, Resize, Paint & Photo Filters shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 OpenStation – Admin Dashboard Notes, Custom Dashboard, AI Assistant & PWA 1K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #1 2 Creative WP Login Page 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 O One Page Express Companion 10K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Werk aan de Muur 900+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Smart Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color & Image Attribute Swatches 3K+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #6 7 WP-Force Images Download 90+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Wizart Visualizer — AI-Powered Room Visualization 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #8 9 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #9 10 Website Maintenance – PTI 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 F FameTheme Demo Importer 30K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 Artist Image Generator: DALL-E AI for Image Content & Customizable WC Products. Upscaler. 90+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 DesignO 10+ · 3.6★ (10) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Unlimited Photos – Unsplash images 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 MetriPrice – Price Calculator & Product Configurator for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Dzine Digital Made-to-Measure Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 MethodGrid Maler-Kostenrechner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 AR Button – AR Product Preview & Configurator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Layout Foundry Quantities — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 WPC Dimensly – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Tilvora – 3D Flooring Visualizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 AllTerrain MAIA — Media Asset Interface & Administration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 AllTerrain Photo Editor – Crop, Resize, Paint & Photo Filters 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #13 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.