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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “analytics auditor”

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 “analytics auditor”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #1 2 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #2 3 SEO Auditor Tools 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 SERPed.net 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 AnalyticsBadger: Analytics Auditor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Document Engine – Document Library, PDF Viewer & Post to PDF 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑3 4 too low 7 Maras Tech Accessibility Auditor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 Certloom – Certificate Verification 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 JSDDM SEO Auditor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 P Prinrit Local SEO Auditor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Site Suggest 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Beplus Security Headers & Script Auditor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Atirco Intent Signal Auditor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 AltScribe — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 Web Plura Catalog Auditor – Product Data & Listing Readiness — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 SEOMedic — SEO Booster & Link Auditor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Newsroom OS – Google Discover, Google News, Schema & Editorial Workflow 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Duplicate Content Finder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓6 2 too high 19 Acknowledgify 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 SteerWP Console 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Patch Gap – Update Coverage & Expired License Auditor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 Consiva.ai — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 MCP Content Manager Lite 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 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.