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

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 “autopost”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

AutoPost AI shows at wp.org #2 but places #7 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 100+ 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 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 50K+ · 4.5★ (2104) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Autopost for X (formerly Autoshare for Twitter) 5K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617) wp.org #3 4 简数采集器 1K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Ai Auto Tool Content Writing Assistant All in One 90+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Mastodon Autopost 700+ · 4.2★ (21) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 AutoPost AI 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 ParrotPoster – Auto Post to Social Media 100+ · 3.0★ (8) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Social Publisher 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Syndication Links 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Senzastile AutoPost for Telegram — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 NextBrill Autopost — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 SocialPilot – Social Media Auto Post, Management & Scheduling 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too high 14 Arrow Design Post Publisher for X 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 Social Planner 40+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 AVIR Auto Post to X Ultimate 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 MagicPost – WordPress文章管理功能增强插件 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Maruhide Postkeeper – AI Auto-Post & Recovery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 PostRSS Advanced Dashboard Integration — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 IA xPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 IA Content Classifier 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 N Nevamiss Auto Share — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 WPeMatico Polylang 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 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.