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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “adblock analytics”

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 “adblock analytics”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

JetBlocker — Anti AdBlock & Revenue Recovery shows at wp.org #5 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 30+ 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

FV Flowplayer Video Player places #11 on merit, 4.4★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too low 2 FireBox – WooCommerce Popup Builder, Exit Intent Popup, Email Optin & Cart Abandonment 6K+ · 4.8★ (76) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Admiral Adblock Analytics 300+ · 3.5★ (12) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #8 ↑7 4 too low 5 ZDN Adblock Detector 100+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 AdUnblocker 200+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ · 4.3★ (821) wp.org #7 ↑2 8 MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 10K+ · 4.8★ (438) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #22 ↑1 11 too low 12 WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads 900+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too low 13 Instant Popup Builder – Popup Maker for Videos, Forms, Offers, Announcements, Galleries & Exit Intent 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 JetBlocker — Anti AdBlock & Revenue Recovery 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 9 too high 15 My Agile Pixel® – Self-Hosted Server-Side Tracking for WordPress 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Tiny Simple AdBlock Detector 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 Spårlös Analytics: Privacy-Friendly Google Analytics Alternative — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 AntiAdBlockCore – AdBlock Recovery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Piano 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 20 First Party Analytics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Adqiro — Ad Blocker Detector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 WPSP Ad Blocker Alert — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Watso – Basic Help Chat Button 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 FV Player 8 1K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 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.