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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ai tracker”

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 “ai tracker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

BaseCloud UTM Tracker shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates places #7 on merit, 4.6★ from 388 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #1 2 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #2 3 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #3 4 HandL UTM Grabber / Tracker 10K+ · 4.8★ (146) wp.org #4 5 WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (759) wp.org #9 ↑3 4 too low 6 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #10 ↑12 4 too low 7 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #16 ↓2 9 too low 8 Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker 5K+ · 3.8★ (187) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 Xagio SEO & AEO – AI SEO for Google Rankings & AI Visibility 10K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 SEO Engine – Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (48) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 AI Product Tools – Bulk Product Content Generator & AI Toolkit for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 ThinkRank SEO – AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console 20K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #13 ↓8 14 Alpaca Issue Tracker 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 ↑1 9 too high 15 AI Copilot – ChatGPT Chatbot & AI Engine for Post Automation 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 too high 16 LinkBoss – Semantic AI Internal Linking 2K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Trace My IP – Visitor IP Tracker, Stats Analytics & Page Views Counter with Email Alerts 1K+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 BaseCloud UTM Tracker 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 12 too high 19 AEO God Mode – AI Search Visibility 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 20 UTM Tracker for Gravity Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too high 21 MCP Tracker 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 AltGenix AI Image SEO 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Arvow AI SEO Writer 1K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too high 24 LLM Bot Tracker – AI Crawler Detection & Analytics 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) 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.