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

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 “attorneys”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 2 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

S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, Chatbot Inspector, Image Generator shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 40+ 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 TermsFeed AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Cookie Consent, GDPR, CCPA, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Cookies Policy, EULA 70K+ · 4.7★ (246) wp.org #1 2 Favorites 10K+ · 4.6★ (133) wp.org #2 3 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 80K+ · 3.6★ (204) wp.org #4 5 Business Card Block – present your team and contact info in style 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Data Diagrams: Visual Chart Editor for WordPress 10+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓1 10 too low 7 Local Business Schema Widget 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 SKT Templates – 100% Free Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 ↓1 16 too low 9 WP Lawyer 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 L LexNova Content Types 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Change Author Base 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 MIS-Tech Team Directory – Staff Directory, Team Members & Employee Profile Plugin — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 EDigital Cookie Consent 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 LuckyFish Bulk Scheduler 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 Legal Services Management 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 2 too high 16 Simple WP Events 90+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Taxually For WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 W WE – Google Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Ad-Apt AI Marketing Roadmap — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 S2B AI Assistant – ChatBot, Chatbot Inspector, Image Generator 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Albertoit Law Office Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Consent Collector JP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Fillable Documents – let visitors fill Word and Excel forms on your page — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 GoConsent™ – Cookie Consent Banner & Privacy Tools — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.