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

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 “warmer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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

SuperHertz Cache Preloader shows at wp.org #14 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Cache Warmer 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #1 2 xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN 10K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Warmer – Cache Warmer and Cache Preload Crawler 70+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #3 4 ABCode Cache Warmer 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Uruz Cache Warmer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 ABCode Improved Caching for 20i StackCache 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #24 ↓1 17 too low 8 CacheBoost Warmer – Cache Preload after Purge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Buying Buddy IDX CRM – Real Estate MLS Plugin 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓1 14 too low 10 warmup.rocks – WordPress CDN Cache Warmer & Edge Monitor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 F Field Observation Showcase 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 LolaCore for FSE 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Welcome Bar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Cache Rocket — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 Smart Cache Purge & Warm for Cloudflare — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Reqad Cache Purger for Nginx — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Send2CRM — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 Nahnu Cache Connector for Bunny.net 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓6 1 too high 19 Quikc — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 SuperHertz Cache Preloader — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑2 6 too high 21 BlogCutter AI Section Builder for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Solutiontech Optimización Web — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 ReplyPlex – AI Powered Help Desk, Customer Portal & MCP Server for WordPress Stores — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Blocks Editor Interface Customizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.