wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “admin reviews”
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 reviews”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Absolute Reviews shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #1 2 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #2 3 
Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539)
wp.org #3 4 
Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #4 5 
Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376)
wp.org #5 6 
Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367)
wp.org #8 2 too low 7 
WP Social Ninja – Embed Social Feeds, User Reviews & Chat Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (71)
wp.org #7 8 W WP Customer Reviews 20K+ · 4.3★ (528)
wp.org #10 2 too low 9 
WP Review Slider 6K+ · 4.8★ (181)
wp.org #9 10 
Reviews Widgets for Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp & Recommendations 10K+ · 4.9★ (326)
wp.org #12 2 too low 11 
Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More 100K+ · 4.3★ (36)
wp.org #6 5 too high 12 
Revopic – Photo Reviews for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (77)
wp.org #11 1 too high 13 
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833)
wp.org #20 7 too low 14 
WP Google Review Slider 30K+ · 4.9★ (373)
wp.org #23 9 too low 15 
Admin Custom Login 10K+ · 4.6★ (388)
wp.org #22 7 too low 16 
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55)
wp.org #15 1 too high 17 
Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98)
wp.org #18 1 too low 18 
User Admin Simplifier 10K+ · 5.0★ (31)
wp.org #16 2 too high 19 
Yotpo Product Reviews 2K+ · 4.5★ (192)
wp.org #24 5 too low 20 
Customer Reviews Collector for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #17 3 too high 21 
Embedder for Google Reviews 6K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #14 7 too high 22 
Reviews Plus 1K+ · 4.4★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Absolute Reviews 6K+ · 4.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #13 10 too high 24 
WP Ultimate Review 60K+ · 3.4★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #21 3 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.