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

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 “bengali”, we agree with wp.org 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

Bangla Font shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 913 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 Multisite Language Switcher 3K+ · 4.8★ (99) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Bangla Web Fonts 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 10K+ · 4.8★ (913) wp.org #15 ↓3 11 too low 5 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Social Share Button 1K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #12 ↑5 5 too low 8 Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #14 ↓5 6 too low 9 Quran multilanguage Text & Audio 400+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #7 ↑4 2 too high 10 WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #17 ↓7 7 too low 11 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #10 ↑5 1 too high 12 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #9 ↑5 3 too high 13 Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Salat Times 500+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓3 3 too high 15 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too low 16 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #6 ↑7 10 too high 17 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #24 ↓2 7 too low 18 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce – Challan 7K+ · 4.6★ (47) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Bangla Font 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 11 too high 20 Automatic Translator with Google Translate 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Auto Post Cleaner 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑3 8 too high 22 Text Case Converter 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↑3 4 too high 23 Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↑2 2 too high 24 Cybokron Consent Manager Translations for YOOtheme Pro 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.