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

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 “acymailing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 14 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

AcyMailing integration for MemberPress shows at wp.org #17 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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

Uncanny Automator – AI + Automation for WordPress | AI Agent, AI Page Builder, Free AI Usage Included places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 157 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress 5K+ · 4.8★ (157) wp.org #1 2 FG Joomla to WordPress 7K+ · 4.7★ (336) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too low 3 FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment 6K+ · 4.8★ (76) wp.org #13 ↓2 10 too low 4 Uncanny Automator – AI + Automation for WordPress | AI Agent, AI Page Builder, Free AI Usage Included 40K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #21 17 too low 5 Anti Spam and list cleaner – AcyChecker 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 6 A AcyMailing integration for WooCommerce 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 AcyMailing integration for Contact Form 7 200+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 AcyMailing integration for Ultimate Member 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 AcyMailing – Filter users in automations by database query 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 AcyMailing integration for Gravity Forms 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 AcyMailing – Custom headers in emails 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑6 2 too high 12 AcyMailing integration for The Events Calendar 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 AcyMailing – Insert RSS content in emails 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑3 2 too high 14 AcyMailing – table of contents generator 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 AcyMailing integration for Uncanny Automator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 AcyMailing integration for Events Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 A AcyMailing integration for Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑6 3 too high 18 AcyMailing integration for Learndash — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 AcyMailing integration for Modern Events Calendar 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 4 too high 20 AcyMailing integration for Business Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 AcyMailing – Export users in automations 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 5 too high 22 RadarAddress – Clean Newsletter List for AcyMailing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 AcyMailing integration for MemberPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 AcyMailing integration for EventOn 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.