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

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 “avia”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Easy Language shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 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.

Buried gem

Permalink Manager Lite places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 176 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779) wp.org #1 2 WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ · 5.0★ (1471) wp.org #2 3 Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered) 40K+ · 4.6★ (447) wp.org #3 4 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #4 5 Bulk Page Generator and Mass Page Builder – Page Generator 3K+ · 4.6★ (70) wp.org #5 6 Broadcast 1K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Permalink Manager Lite 100K+ · 4.8★ (176) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 Personio Integration Light 200+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 LazyLoad Plugin – Lazy Load Images, Videos, and Iframes 100K+ · 4.2★ (139) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Embed Privacy 10K+ · 4.9★ (26) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization 10K+ · 4.8★ (145) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 My Agile Privacy® – CMP, Cookie Consent & Privacy Tools 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Just Writing 200+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Faktur Pro for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.6★ (32) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Accessibility Assistant – EAA ADA WCAG AODA 100+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Connector for Propstack 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Phrase TMS Integration for WordPress 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Glossary Tooltip – Highlight Terms & Show Tooltips 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Easy Language 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 12 too high 20 ALB Role Visibility for Enfold — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21 AlphaBridge MCP – WordPress MCP Server: Connect Claude, ChatGPT and AI Agents 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 threadi Now Pages — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 MisterTranslate – AI Translation for WordPress & WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 Linksy Search and Replace 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.