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

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 “bing”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Instant Indexing & Check for Google and Bing SEO shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 400+ 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

Insert Headers And Footers places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 135 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 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #5 ↓2 3 too low 3 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 Bing URL Submissions Plugin 40K+ · 3.3★ (21) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Tuskcode Map Pro for Bing Maps 600+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #2 ↑3 3 too high 6 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #6 ↑2 7 PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance 30K+ · 4.7★ (62) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Insert Headers And Footers 200K+ · 5.0★ (135) wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12 XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #14 ↑2 2 too low 13 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too low 14 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #15 ↓3 1 too low 15 Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets 30K+ · 4.0★ (162) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 Simple SEO 10K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #23 ↓1 6 too low 18 ReCrawler 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too high 19 IndexNow Plugin 100K+ · 3.2★ (47) wp.org #19 20 SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #13 ↑2 7 too high 21 AI Powered Marketing 50K+ · 2.7★ (29) wp.org #21 22 多合一搜索自动推送管理插件-支持Baidu/Google/Bing/IndexNow/Yandex/头条 2K+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 Instant Indexing & Check for Google and Bing SEO 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 14 too high 24 SiteStats Analytics – Google Analytics, Bing Webmaster & Search Console 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.