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

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 “amplify”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

WPC Product Image Swap for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 900+ 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

Tagembed: Social Media Feeds and Customer Reviews Widget places #4 on merit, 3.9★ from 62 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Jetpack Protect 100K+ · 4.6★ (123) wp.org #1 2 Proxy Cache Purge 50K+ · 4.4★ (26) wp.org #2 3 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Tagembed: Social Media Feeds and Customer Reviews Widget 9K+ · 3.9★ (62) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Brevo for WooCommerce 30K+ · 3.4★ (55) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Premmerce 400+ · 4.7★ (32) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Accessibility by AllAccessible 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Free Product Sample for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.6★ (34) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 WebToffee WooCommerce Product Feeds – Google Shopping, Pinterest, TikTok Ads, & More 2K+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 WebMan Amplifier 1K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #6 ↓2 4 too high 11 Unlimited Addons For Gutenberg Blocks 800+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 Shoppable Social Media Galleries by Sauce 2K+ · 3.9★ (39) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Wisepops Popups & Notifications 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 Support Genix – Helpdesk, AI Chatbot, Knowledge Base & Customer Support Ticketing System 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System 200+ · 4.4★ (13) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Website Optimization – Plerdy 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 WPC Product Image Swap for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 13 too high 19 Woobox 900+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 V Video & Photo Gallery for Ultimate Member 100+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 OZY Amplify — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 Gatey – Login & SSO with Amazon Cognito 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑2 8 too high 23 Mightycause Donation Forms and Embeds 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Automatic Multilingual AI Translation by Autoglot 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.