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

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 “aruba”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Aruba Migration Tool shows at wp.org #4 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 20 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WSMS (formerly WP SMS): SMS and OTP for WordPress and WooCommerce places #1 on merit, 4.1★ from 107 reviews, but shows at wp.org #5. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WSMS (formerly WP SMS): SMS and OTP for WordPress and WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.1★ (107) wp.org #5 4 too low 2 Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ · 3.0★ (10) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Reduce Unused CSS Solution with Critical CSS For WP 1K+ · 3.8★ (13) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 POP – e-invoicing for WooCommerce: SdI, PEPPOL, KSeF (ex-WooPop) 90+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Easy Fattura Elettronica FREE 100+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 Advanced GeoIP Redirect 900+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Flag Icons 3K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #20 ↓2 12 too low 9 LegalBlink for Aruba 10K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 WP SPID Italia 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 WWU Right of Withdrawal for Popular Ecommerce Platforms 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Security Headers & Caching 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 Nahnu Cache Connector for Bunny.net 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 I-PR AVIF Converter – Automatic Image Optimization 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 mee-class — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Solucom Recesso EU for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 mee-table — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 CodingBunny Mail SMTP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 FreelanceBo Sentra Control — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 SMTP for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 Fatturazione Elettronica WooCommerce veloce e automatica – fatture.help 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Aruba Migration Tool 600+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #4 20 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.