wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “add to homescreen”
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 “add to homescreen”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 6 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
PWACommerce – WooCommerce Mobile Plugin for Progressive Web Apps & Hybrid Mobile Apps shows at wp.org #12 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Super Progressive Web Apps 40K+ · 4.6★ (225)
wp.org #1 2 
PWA — easy way to Progressive Web App 1K+ · 4.8★ (26)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Add to Home Screen & Progressive Web App 1K+ · 3.7★ (25)
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Hyper PWA – Bringing Modern Progressive Web App Experiences 300+ · 4.6★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #4 5 
Press This Extended 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 B BuddyMobile 10+ · 5.0★ (9) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #18 12 too low 7 
Progressive Web Apps 10+ · 4.5★ (4) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #11 4 too low 8 
Official Add to Homescreen 200+ · 4.7★ (13) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 
DeepClick — Inventor of ReflowLink — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 4 too high 10 
Favicon Extender 200+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #6 4 too high 11 
SbS Settings 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 
Zamok – Security and Site Tools 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #8 4 too high 13 
webtoapp.design – Convert Your WordPress Website to an App and Send Push Notifications 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #10 3 too high 14 W WP Webapp 20+ · 4.3★ (4) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #19 5 too low 15 W WP App Enabler 10+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #17 2 too low 16 
Share Target — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 W Web Manifest 90+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 4 too high 18 A Add To Home Screen 80+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #16 2 too high 19 N Nova's Mobile Authenticator — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #20 1 too low 20 PWACommerce – WooCommerce Mobile Plugin for Progressive Web Apps & Hybrid Mobile Apps 10+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #12 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.