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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “android notifications”

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 “android notifications”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 6 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 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

PushAlert – Web Push Notifications for WordPress and WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 802 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 OneSignal – Web Push Notifications 60K+ · 4.3★ (360) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #9 ↑2 6 too low 4 WPMobile.App – Android and iOS App Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (162) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Web Push Notifications – Webpushr 10K+ · 4.7★ (63) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #10 ↓4 4 too low 7 Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator 200K+ · 4.9★ (802) wp.org #21 ↓7 14 too low 8 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #13 ↓3 5 too low 9 Gravitec.net – Web Push Notifications 1K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #16 ↑6 6 too low 11 Push Notifications for WP – Self Hosted Web Push Notifications 6K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 WappPress – Convert Site to App Fast – WordPress to Mobile App Builder 1K+ · 3.6★ (39) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too high 13 PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget 8K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too low 14 WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too high 15 Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android 700+ · 4.2★ (90) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 PushAlert – Web Push Notifications for WordPress and WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #6 ↑1 10 too high 17 Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress 200+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too low 18 INDIGITALL – Instant Chat, Web Push Notifications 90+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 iZooto – Web Push Notifications 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21 Subscribers – Free Web Push Notifications 1K+ · 2.9★ (8) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 WhoKnew Signal – Self-Hosted Web Push Notifications & PWA 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Web Push Notifications by Aimtell 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 Ultimate Push Notifications 50+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑1 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.