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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “adobe analytics”

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 “adobe analytics”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

CookieRay – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (GDPR/CCPA Compliant) shows at wp.org #8 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 194 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Trace My IP – Visitor IP Tracker, Stats Analytics & Page Views Counter with Email Alerts 1K+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #1 2 AMP WP – Google AMP For WordPress 600+ · 4.5★ (55) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 PDF Poster – Let visitors read PDF’s without leaving the page 20K+ · 4.5★ (149) wp.org #5 ↓2 2 too low 4 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Pdf Embed 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Nexter Extension – Security, Performance, Code Snippets & Site Toolkit 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #11 ↑2 2 too low 10 Document Embedder Addons for Elementor – Embed Documents in Elementor Websites 6K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #4 ↑1 6 too high 11 Komito Analytics 80+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Search Console 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Digital Signature Add-on for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.1★ (19) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 CookieRay – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (GDPR/CCPA Compliant) 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 LightSync Pro – Connect & Sync Cloud Assets | Lightroom, Canva, Figma, Dropbox & Shutterstock 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Vyse Digital Boosted – Site Optimization, Cache, SEO & Cookie Consent — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Square Orb — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 PDF Product Vouchers – Gift Vouchers – Coupons for WooCommerce + Drag And Drop Template Builder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 SkynetAccessibility Widget 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 Kookies Consent 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Jass Bots Entry Control Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.