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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “anti javascript injection”

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 “anti javascript injection”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

Init Content Protector – Anti-Copy, Anti-Scrape, Encrypt-All shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 40+ 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

HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 57 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ · 5.0★ (1471) wp.org #1 2 Anti-Malware Security and Brute-Force Firewall 100K+ · 4.9★ (783) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Spam Protection | Maspik 30K+ · 4.7★ (87) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WPBruiser Security – No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection 10K+ · 4.6★ (213) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too low 10 HTML Forms – Simple WordPress Forms Plugin 10K+ · 4.9★ (57) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress 10K+ · 3.9★ (47) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #17 ↑3 5 too low 13 EU Withdrawal and Legal Guarantee Compliance 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations 2K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too high 16 weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress 10K+ · 4.5★ (111) wp.org #20 ↑2 4 too low 17 Contact Form Generator : Creative form builder for WordPress 700+ · 4.4★ (67) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too high 19 OpenPorte Spam Protection 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too high 20 AntiSpam for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Init Content Protector – Anti-Copy, Anti-Scrape, Encrypt-All 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 SpamAnvil – AI Anti-Spam & Comment Spam Protection 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 Lead Generation Form – Form Builder, Contact Form, Survey & Inquiry Forms 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Wonyx Form Builder 100+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.