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

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 “asin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

DevDome Affiliate Manager: Amazon Affiliate Plugin for Amazon Associates shows at wp.org #4 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 300+ 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

Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 92 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ · 4.6★ (264) wp.org #1 2 Create 6K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #2 3 Novelist 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #3 4 GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress 500+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin 2K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Affiliate Super Assistent 1K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Datafeedr Comparison Sets 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Amazon Link Engine 2K+ · 4.4★ (31) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Amazing Affiliates – Toolkit for Amazon Associates with Amazon Product Blocks and Amazon PAAPI5 / Creators API integration 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↓3 3 too high 11 DevDome Affiliate Manager: Amazon Affiliate Plugin for Amazon Associates 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑1 7 too high 12 AmaSync – Amazon Affiliate Plugin, Product Importer for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 PaapiPlugin – Amazon Affiliate Product Boxes, Tables and Search 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too low 14 Daily Zero Waste Affiliate Product Cards — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 ProductLinker for Amazon 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Doozly Affiliate Box for Amazon 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 SFR Book Review Showcase 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Ampar Affiliate Product Importer for Amazon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 GothAmazon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Frumbik Affiliate Hub – Affiliate Links, Amazon Product Displays, Click Tracking & Geo-Targeting 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Affilora Importer for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 Sync Product From Amazon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Quick Stock Bridge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 TMM Affiliate Blocks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.