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

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 todo”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Melgab Project ToDo Board shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 30+ 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

HD Quiz places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 145 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Simple Dashboard Todo 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #5 6 Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 HD Quiz 6K+ · 4.9★ (145) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security 40K+ · 4.1★ (106) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Dashboard To-Do List 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Voyapp Chile – Lugares y Cotizador de Despachos 300+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 exovia GDPR Google Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Termin-Kalender 500+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #13 14 WP To Do 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Todo for BuddyPress & BuddyBoss 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Culqi Full Integracion 300+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 18 Bulk Edit Easy Digital Downloads – Fast Bulk Creator 80+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Bulk Edit Events – Create Events in a Bulk Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Force Admin Color Scheme 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Melgab Project ToDo Board 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 14 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.