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

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 “aoda”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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

Web Accessibility Toolkit – Accessibility Checker & ARIA for WCAG, Section 508 & ADA Compliance shows at wp.org #3 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 500+ 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 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Accessibility Assistant – EAA ADA WCAG AODA 100+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Accessibility by AllAccessible 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 ImgSEO – AI Image Alt Text Generator & Image SEO Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Accessibility by AudioEye 1K+ · 3.3★ (7) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Web Accessibility Compliance by Equally AI 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Web Accessibility Toolkit – Accessibility Checker & ARIA for WCAG, Section 508 & ADA Compliance 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 too high 8 WebAbility Accessibility Widget 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 ViralMaisuriyaa Accessibility Scanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Royal Access – Accessibility Toolbar & WCAG Tools 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 AcceGuru – Accessibility Scanner, Auto-Fixer & AI Alt Text 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Klarum Accessibility Scanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Web Accessibility Compliance Management by Accesstive: WCAG, ADA, EAA & BFSG Support — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 SkynetAccessibility Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 SkynetA11y PDF Remediation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 WOWStudio Accessibility Remediation – WCAG Checker, Scanner and Alt Text Fixes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Lumtera – Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 Compliance — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 AuditWand Accessibility — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 uSeefy — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Custom Hyperlinks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 WebPossum — WCAG Accessibility Scanner — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 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.