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

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 “balises”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Easy Custom Event Tickets shows at wp.org #11 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 20+ 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 Gotham Block Extra Light 30+ · 3.2★ (11) wp.org #1 2 JS Links – SEO Link Obfuscation 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 VOD Infomaniak 20K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 PrivacyTech CMP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Filter Bar Custom Post Type — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 SAM Optirank — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Simple Fonts Loader 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 GPSem.io 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 STN – Save To Nextcloud 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 WP Excerpt Generator 200+ · 2.8★ (10) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Neksin Connector 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Publicator Helper 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 GothAmazon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Le Quiz 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Easy Custom Event Tickets 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 B BSW Blocks ADEL — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 T Tag to Link / Element to a 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Orthotypo 200+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 O Omnitags — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Texte Inclusif 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 M moncahierjournal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 H Hobbynote Twitter Cards — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 PayGreen Impact 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 FenShop (gaming shop for minecraft & steam games) 10+ · 1.0★ (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.