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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “adminer”

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 “adminer”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 17. 2 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

Database Access with Adminer shows at wp.org #2 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ · 4.8★ (439) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Database Manager – WP Adminer 20K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin 5K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Contact Form 7 Connector 5K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Database Access with Adminer 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration 40K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 StoreLink for Minecraft by MrDino 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 ABCode Database Exporter 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Dotsquares Custom Login URL & Security Suite — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 CloudScale Backup & Restore — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Pronamic Client 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Climbing Cardboard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Mis Cursos LMS 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 RainbowPayPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 H Humility 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17

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.