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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “admin filter”

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 “admin filter”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Filter Admin Published Default shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #1 2 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #2 3 Admin Columns 100K+ · 4.9★ (1652) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 YMC Filter 4K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #8 9 Search & Filter 40K+ · 4.5★ (175) wp.org #9 10 Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 Post Category Filter (WP Admin) 1K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 View Admin As 9K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Controlled Admin Access 10K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Plugin Load Filter 7K+ · 4.8★ (52) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Simple Admin Language Change 10K+ · 4.7★ (22) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Filter Orders by Product for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too high 21 Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus 3K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 Admin Taxonomy Filter 5K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Themify – WooCommerce Product Filter 20K+ · 3.5★ (72) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 F Filter Admin Published Default 400+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #16 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.