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

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 “abdul”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Aouwal Static Site Export – Static Site Generator shows at wp.org #6 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 5 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 Tabbed Contents Block – organize content into neat, clickable tabs 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 MP3 Quran Translations All Languages 10+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 FormsKit Lite – Drag & Drop Form Builder, Contact Form & Survey 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑3 1 too high 4 Jquery news ticker 300+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Popup with fancybox 900+ · 3.5★ (11) wp.org #16 ↑1 11 too low 6 Fan Page Widget by ThemeNcode 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓3 12 too low 7 CotKit Addons for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 AltGenix AI Image SEO 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 WP fade in text news 200+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10 Rowerr Frontend Translation Editor for MemberPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Aouwal Static Site Export – Static Site Generator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓3 5 too high 12 DMS Gallery Image Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 Tenvow Movie Review & Rating — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Default Quantity for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 CircleKit Community — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Easy Addons for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Wahid Chat Ordering for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓6 2 too high 18 couponmaster 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 Repo Showcase 10+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓3 4 too low 20 wp image slideshow 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Audivexa Accessibility Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Private Content Login Protector — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Tenvow Product Review & Rating — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 FormBridge for Zoho — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓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.