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

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 “air”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

Orders Sync to Airtable for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 30+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 10K+ · 4.5★ (103) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Air WP Sync – Airtable to WordPress 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Shipping Live Rates and Access Points for UPS for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Australia Post WooCommerce Extension 3K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Jock On Air Now (JOAN) 400+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Content Egg – Affiliate Product Importer & Price Comparison 10K+ · 3.9★ (56) wp.org #6 7 Confetti – Celebration Effects for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 M MimeTypes Link Icons 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 Royal Mail Shipping Calculator for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Radio Player Page 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↑6 3 too high 11 MOBILOOK — Mobile View & Mobile‑Friendly Test 1K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 Slash Admin 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 ELEX WooCommerce DHL Express Shipping Method 200+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 WP Ultimate Review 60K+ · 3.4★ (17) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 Wishlist and Compare for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #17 ↑3 2 too low 16 Rife Extensions & Templates for Elementor 20K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 ELEX ShipEngine UPS & FedEx Shipping Method 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Digital Clock 300+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too high 19 CI BMI Calculator 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too high 20 WPC Smart Notifications for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21 Orders Sync to Airtable for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓2 10 too high 22 Web-in-Air: Shop Connect for Telegram 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Apollo13 Framework Extensions 20K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Distance Based Shipping Calculator 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #21 3 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.