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

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 “analyzer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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.

Ranked above its merit

Url Rewrite Analyzer shows at wp.org #3 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Child Theme Configurator places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 280 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #1 2 SmartCrawl SEO checker, analyzer & optimizer 10K+ · 4.8★ (171) wp.org #2 3 SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 300K+ · 4.8★ (51) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Broken Link Checker 500K+ · 3.8★ (605) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Headline Analyzer 900+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 ThinkRank SEO – AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console 20K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Child Theme Configurator 300K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #24 ↓2 17 too low 8 Disk Usage Insights 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 DietPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #18 ↓4 9 too low 10 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #14 ↑3 4 too low 11 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 ImageKit – URL based image manipulation and optimization 1K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Beehive Analytics – Google Analytics Dashboard 20K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #19 ↓1 6 too low 14 Speed Analyzer – Speed Test & Performance Audit 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 WPEPP – Essential Security, Password Protect & Login Page Customizer 3K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 AI Marketing Expert — AI Email Marketing, AI Content Generator, SEO Analyzer, AI Workflow Automation, Social Media & Ai Chatbot 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Url Rewrite Analyzer 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #3 14 too high 18 SEO Pyramid 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓2 5 too low 19 Shortcodes Analyzer 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too high 20 OrphanPages – Internal Link Audit, Orphaned Pages, Broken Links & SEO Content Structure Analyzer 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 Neurax Site Health Analyzer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 C Content Space Analyzer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 1 too high 23 Disk Usage Details 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 SEO Information Viewer & Analyzer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 11 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.