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

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 “adventure”, we agree with wp.org 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

Tourify – Turn WooCommerce Products into Adventures shows at wp.org #4 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 10+ 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

Colibri Page Builder places #10 on merit, 4.4★ from 80 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 EleSpare – News, Magazine and Blog Addons for Elementor 10K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #1 2 PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry 20K+ · 4.6★ (231) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation 700+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #6 7 Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 10K+ · 4.5★ (103) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 TemplateSpare – 1000+ WordPress Starter Templates & Full Site Migration Tool | 1-Click Import/Export & No-Code Builder 10K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing 10K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #20 ↓2 10 too low 11 Yatra – Travel Booking & Tour Operator Software 600+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #19 ↑1 8 too low 12 Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 Tripzzy – Travel Engine System 100+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓6 4 too low 14 Pixel Gallery Addons for Elementor 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Photo Contest | Competition | Video Contest 200+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 WapuuGotchi 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 Tourify – Turn WooCommerce Products into Adventures 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 13 too high 18 Advanced OSM for Toolset Maps 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 Migrate away from FooGallery 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 11 too high 20 Adventurebook 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too high 21 WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 10 too high 22 Pebbls Travel Tracker Map Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Migrate away from NextGEN Gallery 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 UltimaTour Operator 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.