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

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 “wpvivid”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Migrator – Site Migration and Backup shows at wp.org #5 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 60+ 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

Backup Migration places #2 on merit, 4.9★ from 1338 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ · 4.9★ (1568) wp.org #1 2 Backup Migration 80K+ · 4.9★ (1338) wp.org #10 8 too low 3 WPvivid Backup for MainWP 10K+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Compress, Resize & Lazy Load Images – WPvivid Image Optimization 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Double Youpï Refined Admin Dashboard – Admin Theme with Dark Mode & Media Folders 70+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 MainWP Child Reports 100K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 DBStorage Insights 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 8 Luzid Backup to Nextcloud 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Database Snapshots – WPvivid 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 UWH Site Migrator – WP Migration, Backup & Restore 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Norivive Backup Tools for Vivid Backup 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Migrator – Site Migration and Backup 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Shake Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 seljeBackup — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Eyesite Monitor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 MagicWP Backup Restore and Migration 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Restora 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 DRSite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Keepwatch – Site Health & Uptime Monitor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Kybern S3 Storage — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 BackupEase – Scheduled Backup, Restore & Site Migration 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 ReBuzz Backup and Restore — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 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.