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

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 “alto”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

Envíopack (México) shows at wp.org #11 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Transbank Webpay 10K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #4 ↓2 5 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 ALTOS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Autentify anti fraud for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 WP Property Feed Connector for Houzez Theme 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Oct8ne 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 Envíopack (Argentina) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Compath Choir Rehearsal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Olark Live Chat 1K+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 8digits Factura for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 EnvíoPack (Chile) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Envíopack (México) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Teknora CRM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 AltoFAQ – AI FAQ Generator & Schema — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 AltoScribe – AI Product Descriptions for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 AltoSum – AI Post Summary, TL;DR & Key Takeaways — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 VeezDelivery – Envíos y Despachos para WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 AltoGraph – AI Alt Text Generator & SEO Meta Descriptions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Easy videos for YouTube width and height — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 WP Property Feed Connector for Residence Theme 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.