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

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 “arab”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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

ingenidev UAE Shipping Emirates | إضافة الشحن للإمارات العربية المتحدة shows at wp.org #12 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway places #8 on merit, 3.1★ from 237 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 ingenidev, UAE – AED Currency Symbol Changer | مغير رمز عملة الدرهم الإماراتي 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 AmaSync – Amazon Affiliate Plugin, Product Importer for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Paiement par Carte DAHABIA et Carte CIB for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 7 Easy Stripe Payments & Donations 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 (ng)Arab 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 Automated Aramex Express live/manual shipping rates, labels and pickup 90+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Daleel – Arabic States for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Keskintech Marketplaces — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 Ramz | Modern Arab Currency Symbols — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Teleship Global Shipping 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 6rsh Messaging and Automation — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 PB UAE VAT Invoicing System for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 CFW – Contact Form Chat 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Yaxii Smart Form Lite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 ingenidev UAE Shipping Emirates | إضافة الشحن للإمارات العربية المتحدة 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too high 21 TrackKaro – Courier Tracking & COD 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Marbl — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 SoftGlaze Invoices Gulf — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 ingenidev Code Widget for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.