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

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 “adresse”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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

FLIZpay Gateway für WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Yeloni Exit Popup | (Free) GDPR Compliance places #4 on merit, 3.9★ from 59 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPS Limit Login 100K+ · 4.9★ (83) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 GDPR Tools: comment ip removement 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Sessions 900+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Yeloni Exit Popup | (Free) GDPR Compliance 700+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #20 16 too low 5 Cryptex | E-Mail Address Protection 800+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 WP2LEADS | WordPress und KlickTipp einfach verbinden – WooCommerce und KlickTipp einfach verbinden 70+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 WebFacing™ – Email Accounts management for cPanel® 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 FriendStore for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Search Redirections 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Blacklisted IP Adresses 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 Einsatzberichte OOE 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Editor Custom Color Palette 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too low 14 Vereinsantrag Formular 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Heyrecruit 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 CONSULTIMATOR Shortcode 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Geo-Target Dragon Radar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 MÜLLweg! DE 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 ImmoWP Estimation 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 C Champis.net — · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 FLIZpay Gateway für WooCommerce 80+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #8 13 too high 22 Relais Colis Officiel 90+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 Sellsy 400+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too high 24 Homerunner 70+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #18 6 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.