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

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 “xmp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 3 plugins are 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

Credit Line Generator shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Media Library Assistant 70K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 MMWW 200+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Captcha Ajax 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 SEO’n’AI – AI Image check&mark 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 JSM Adobe XMP / IPTC for WordPress 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 too high 6 Deactivate XML-RPC Service 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 PhotoPress 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 8 One Step AI Image Marker 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑4 1 too low 9 Radermacher AI Media Marker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 Zamok – Security and Site Tools 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Image Copyright Manager 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 TransparAI: EU AI Act Compliance, AI Disclosure & AI Image Detection 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑7 2 too low 13 WDF AI Metadata Remover — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 SMiLE Basic Web 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 I Image Meta 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Clarivo – AI Content Disclosure 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too low 17 Schnieders AI Media Labels 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 Fangtao MD IO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 PixGuard Scanner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too low 20 OznaczAI – AI Image Disclosure for EU AI Act 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 2 too low 21 MiraQlum Image Optimizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 2 too low 22 OuiFacture – Facture électronique Factur-X for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 AVIF Local Support 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too high 24 Credit Line Generator 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 8 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.