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

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 “accesible”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Hello Gospel shows at wp.org #5 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Clean Login places #5 on merit, 4.7★ from 144 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 kk Star Ratings – Rate Post & Collect User Feedbacks 70K+ · 3.9★ (171) wp.org #1 2 Tuskcode Map Pro for Bing Maps 600+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Adapta RGPD 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Clean Login 5K+ · 4.7★ (144) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too low 6 WP Event Aggregator: Import Eventbrite events, Meetup events, social events and any iCal Events into Event Calendar 1K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 Dynamic Front-End Heartbeat Control 1K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 WP and Divi Icons 2K+ · 3.3★ (14) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Comment Blacklist Updater 800+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Docxpresso 2K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #18 ↓1 8 too low 11 Taskbuilder – Project Management & Task Management Tool With Kanban Board 700+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 Libro de Reclamaciones y Quejas 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Hello Gospel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Reproductor de Video Picture in Picture — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 EnviFast Shipping 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Multi Connect 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Solutiontech Accesibilidad Web — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 C CLC Products — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Agenda in cloud — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 Outbound Links Monetization 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 BuddyForms Custom Login 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 W WPTweetImporter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 A Accesible _blank 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Youtube Customizr 10+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.