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

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 “bible”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Literal Word BibleTagger shows at wp.org #15 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ 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 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #1 2 Link To Bible 200+ · 4.1★ (10) wp.org #2 3 Logos Reftagger 10K+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 BibleLink Multilingual 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 5 Advanced Sermons 1K+ · 4.7★ (22) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Bible Reading Plans 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Bible SuperSearch 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Bible Search and Audio / Biblia y Concordancia con Audio 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 ESV CrossReference Tool 500+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #9 10 Visual Bible Verse of the Day Widget 1K+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 GoPrayer 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Versiculo del dia 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 The Word Widget 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Verse of the Day Widget for WP 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 GoPray 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 VerseLinker 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Bible Verse Tooltips – Prodigal Verse — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Daily Readings 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Bible Daily Reading Plan 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Literal Word BibleTagger 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 C Christian Science Bible Lesson Subjects 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Bible Buddy 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 BibleBridge 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑4 3 too high 24 Verse of the Day 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.