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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “auto linker”

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 “auto linker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Autoblogging — AI Writer & Auto Internal Linking shows at wp.org #14 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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 Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (537) wp.org #1 2 SEO Auto Linker 3K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #2 3 SageLink – SEO Internal Link Builder & Auto Linker 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 4 Aliamin Auto Internal Linker 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 5 Trendly AI Post – AI Content Generator, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Google News Auto Blog 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 SurfLink – Link Manager & Backup Restore 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Pirajki Auto Linker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Eatransform Auto Keyword Linker 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 BlueSoup AI Auto Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Simon's Auto Keyword Linker 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 CAPI Suite: Meta Pixel, Pinterest & TikTok for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 IntelliLink Craft – Smart Internal Linking & Auto-Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 DevDome Affiliate Manager: Amazon Affiliate Plugin for Amazon Associates 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Mir Auto Internal Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Squeezy – Safe Automatic Internal Links & SEO Auto Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Raoa ToC Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Custom Link Shortener 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Autoblogging — AI Writer & Auto Internal Linking — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 PAP Afiliados Pro 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 AffiStyle – Affiliate Product Cards & Box Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Royal Links – Affiliate Link Cloaking, Shortener & Tracker 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 LinkChimp – Auto Internal Link Builder & SEO Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Codesala SEO Content Engine 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 410Gone Consent Manager for Google Consent Mode and GTM 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.