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

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 “agile”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20.

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

My Agile Pixel® – Self-Hosted Server-Side Tracking for WordPress shows at wp.org #3 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 300+ 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

Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker places #11 on merit, 3.8★ from 187 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Agile Store Locator 10K+ · 4.9★ (59) wp.org #1 2 My Agile Privacy® – CMP, Cookie Consent & Privacy Tools 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #2 3 CoSchedule 3K+ · 4.6★ (188) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ · 4.4★ (559) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Falang multilanguage for WordPress 1K+ · 5.0★ (113) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Contact Form to Any API 8K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 WP GoToWebinar 600+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker 5K+ · 3.8★ (187) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ · 4.3★ (54) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Post Timeline 700+ · 4.2★ (21) wp.org #13 14 PayPal Brasil para WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Address Validation and Autocomplete for WooCommerce | Addressfinder 900+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 My Agile Pixel® – Self-Hosted Server-Side Tracking for WordPress 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 13 too high 17 Website Optimization – Plerdy 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 ReplyBox – Better WordPress Comments 60+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 WPrequal 80+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 MotoPress Booking Calendar 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Agile Cyber Solutions Gateway with Koyn for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 IQ Fulfillment 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Cubixsol Multi AI Image Generator 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.