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

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 “awp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 17.

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

Login AWP shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #1 2 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 4 Album Gallery for Photo & Video 4K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 Knit Pay UPI – Paytm for Business, PhonePe Business, BharatPe, HDFC 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 A WP Life Companion 6K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 AWP Disallow Root Control — · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 AWP antivirus 30+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 AWP Speed Optimization – Accelerate Website Pages — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Custom Social Profile Gallery 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 AWPS – Summarize Posts With AI 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Advance Widget Pack 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Advanced Image Slider & Carousel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 A Affiliate WP – Placeholder Variable 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 A AffiliateWP – Booking Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 A Affiliate WP – s2Member Pro Coupon Codes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Login AWP — · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #6 11 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.