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

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 “wpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 17.

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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #1 2 Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme 20K+ · 4.5★ (391) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Poly Bright Quick Restore – Backup, Restore & Migration 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 LazyTasks – Project & Task Management with Collaboration, Kanban and Gantt Chart 90+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too low 5 IDEI Move – Backup, Migration & Restore 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 Migrator – Site Migration and Backup 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Rajibstsc76 Site Migration Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Unbox by oobe — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 OneEuroLabs Site Migration & Backup — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 BackupBridge – Free Backup & Migration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 K KUMITATE HOSHU — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 BackupRidge 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 SplendorBackups – Automatic Backups for All-in-One WP Migration and Backup — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Qevix Shield – 2FA, Hide Login, Firewall, File Security & Malware Scanner — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too high 15 StageBridge 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Museder RestoreOne 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 17 MigrateNest – Migrate, Backup & Restore WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1

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.