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

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 “arabic”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

Khattat – Arabic Fonts shows at wp.org #1 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion 3K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #6 7 File Manager Pro – Filester 100K+ · 4.9★ (155) wp.org #8 ↑5 1 too low 8 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 Khattat – Arabic Fonts 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 9 too high 11 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #11 12 Custom Permalinks 100K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077) wp.org #24 ↓9 11 too low 14 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #23 ↓15 9 too low 15 Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin 2K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #20 ↓3 5 too low 16 R Restrict Usernames Emails Characters 1K+ · 4.5★ (25) wp.org #13 ↓3 3 too high 17 mPDF add-on for RTL and Unicode Support 4K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #9 ↓2 8 too high 18 PW WooCommerce Gift Cards 20K+ · 4.7★ (195) wp.org #21 ↓7 3 too low 19 Pricing Table – Responsive & Easy 3K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #12 ↓3 7 too high 20 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Fluent PDF Generator 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓4 6 too high 22 WC Korkmaz Contract – Contracts for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #22 23 Moyasar 1K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #16 ↓4 7 too high 24 Daleel – Arabic States for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.