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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “assembly language”

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 “assembly language”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

ViroBuilder – AI Landing Page & Website Builder shows at wp.org #15 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ 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 Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ · 4.6★ (132) wp.org #1 2 Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter 10K+ · 4.8★ (65) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 U Urvanov Syntax Highlighter 3K+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 RS WP Book Showcase – A Complete Book Catalogue & Library System 1K+ · 3.9★ (25) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 FooSales – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.2★ (13) wp.org #5 6 Bizuno Accounting – ERP/Accounting/CRM (for WordPress) 10+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Simplistic page navi 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 AI Content Writer & Auto Blogging for WordPress 30+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 WooCommerce AI Chatbot & Shopping Assistant – WoAssistCart AI 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 G Galani Membership Manager for Associations — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 OZD ImageFileX – Image Converter & Text Graphics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 WPBetterCodeHighlighting — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 Vimine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Sonoquill – AI Podcast Production — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Bluem ePayments, eMandates & iDIN for WordPress & WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 MSC Post Expiry 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 SmartCloud Agent Composer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 M MksDdn Migrate Content 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓4 19 MarketBasketAnalysis for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 ViroBuilder – AI Landing Page & Website Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 SimplyBuy – Junk Removal Price Calculator & Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Scout Reimbursement Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Connector for VozCaster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 RS Remote Site Manager 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.