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

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 “amplitude”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Consentinel Cookie Consent shows at wp.org #11 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ 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 Transferito: WP Migration 300+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Trace My IP – Visitor IP Tracker, Stats Analytics & Page Views Counter with Email Alerts 1K+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #7 ↓2 4 too low 4 Usermaven 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Amplitude – Analytics, Session Replay, A/B testing and CDP for your website 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Radio Player Page 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 GT Link Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Route ‑ Shipping Protection 500+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #22 ↓4 14 too low 9 TrackSure Cloud – Server-Side Tracking, Meta CAPI & GA4 for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 Hostinger Tools 3M+ · 3.5★ (40) wp.org #18 ↓4 8 too low 11 Alex Player 200+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #21 ↓2 10 too low 12 Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓3 7 too low 13 Section Separator Block – Modern Waves, Icons, Pills & Emoji Stacks 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓2 5 too high 14 NB Cookie Consent 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 Shader Grid 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16 Stream Player by netmix® – Streaming audio for WordPress! 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too high 17 CookieKita — GDPR Consent & Cookie Banner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑3 3 too high 18 Consentinel Cookie Consent 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓2 7 too high 19 Izubizu Slider — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 4 too high 20 Edgetally – Accurate Ecommerce Tracking for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 AICreativa Music Player — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓4 4 too high 22 DataUnlocker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓5 2 too high 23 Animicro 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 Forerunner® AI Live Chat 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓3 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.