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

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 pilot”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

Upgrade Pilot – PHP Compatibility & Update Freeze Control shows at wp.org #9 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 7 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 Yotpo Product Reviews 2K+ · 4.5★ (192) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Suite 700+ · 3.6★ (36) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Simple Link Directory – AI Powered 2K+ · 4.8★ (121) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Simple Business Directory – AI Powered 300+ · 4.9★ (62) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 LWS Tools 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 BlogWolf – AI Blog Post Generator & Auto-Pilot Content Writer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 LLMagnet – AI Visibility & AI SEO for Claude, ChatGPT & More 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Blaminhor Essentials – SEO, Cache, Backup, SMTP, Redirects, Broken Links, Cookie Banner, Hide Login & More 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 PriceOtus Connector for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 GEO Pilot – AI Search Optimization & llms.txt 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Booking System Trafft 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 UniPixel: Meta, Pinterest, TikTok, Google & Microsoft Server-Side Tracking for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 Diza AI Auto-Blogger – AI Autoblog & SEO Article Writer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Auto Aliexpress Dropshipping 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Upgrade Pilot – PHP Compatibility & Update Freeze Control — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Answer Pilot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Contract Pilot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 CXD Blog Pilot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 InternaLink Pilot – Smart Linking Automation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 S Speed Pilot: Speed Up Your Website Performance — · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 OG Pilot Dynamic Open Graph Images — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 SocialPilot – Social Media Auto Post, Management & Scheduling 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 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.