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

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 “amplified”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 16. 4 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 Vuukle – Comments, Reactions, Quizzes, Share Bar & Ad Revenue 200+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Highlighting Code Block 10K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Order auto complete for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Truth 80+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 G Genesis Featured Widget Amplified 2K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Buy Now Woocommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 CMS ADMINS Security Check Report 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 FBS Secure Optimize – Speed Optimization, Security Headers & Malware Scanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 SyntaxHighlighter Amplified — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Amplified Meta Tags 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Sync Dukan with WC — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 WC Active Payment Discount — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 B Bible Plus+ 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 G Genesis Hooks 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 G Genesis Nav Menu Amplified 50+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #14 2 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.