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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “agent readiness”

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 “agent readiness”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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 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

KP Agent Ready shows at wp.org #3 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 70+ 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

Cookiebot – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode places #2 on merit, 4.4★ from 440 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #1 2 Cookiebot – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 100K+ · 4.4★ (440) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Enable Abilities for MCP 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #4 5 Website LLMs.txt 50K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 AJ Agent Crawl Optimizer – AI Readiness Scanner & llms.txt for WordPress 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 LLMagnet – AI Visibility & AI SEO for Claude, ChatGPT & More 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 DiveWP – Boost Site Performance with Clear, Actionable Steps 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 KP Agent Ready 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 citelayer® – Agent Readiness | MCP Abilities, Schema.org 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑2 5 too high 12 Agentimus – AI SEO, llms.txt & MCP for AI Agents 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓4 2 too high 13 Agentic Commerce for WooCommerce 70+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too low 14 Geeky Bot – AI Chatbot & Sales Assistant for WooCommerce 6K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Conversion Agent Discovery 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 OARS Agent Readiness — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too high 17 StudioMeyer Agent Readiness — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 M ModelGain Agent Readiness Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 Mokhai – Agent Readiness Kit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 Add LinkedIn Insight Tag for LinkedIn Ads 4K+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 ToR Studio Agent Readiness Scanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Grubbomatic Crawl Readiness – AI Crawler Check and Fixes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Instant Checkout for ChatGPT: OpenAI Readiness for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Recomaze – AI Chat Agent, AEO & GEO 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.