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

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 “att”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Simple Sticky Note – Frontend Notes shows at wp.org #17 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 60+ 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

Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 60 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Media Library Assistant 70K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #1 2 WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Divine Astro 100+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #3 4 Leartes TRY Exchange Rates 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #24 19 too low 6 Block X-ray Attributes 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 7 Init View Count – AI-Powered, Trending, REST API 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Domain Search for WHMCS 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 TP Education 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 SwiftSearch for Typesense 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 DP Import 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 JetBlocker — Anti AdBlock & Revenue Recovery 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Wetail Payments – Swish 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Visma for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Predikarens bibelreferenser 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Fortrydelsesknap.dk Withdrawal Button 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Media Library Assistant Blocks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Snillrik Restaurant Menu — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 W WP Nasa/ADS Query Importer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Blog Crosspost 40+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Better Share Buttons 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Tehnika Media Exporter & Cleaner 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Simple Sticky Note – Frontend Notes 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Marbo Kursbokning — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.