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

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 tracking”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Instant Indexing & Check for Google and Bing SEO shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 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

Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 838 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #1 2

All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #2 3

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072) wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too low 4

Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #4 ↑2 5

PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #5 6

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (398) wp.org #9 ↑4 3 too low 7

Conversios – GA4, Google Ads & Meta Conversion Tracking with Product Feed for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (206) wp.org #7 8

SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1268) wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too low 9

Insert Headers And Footers 200K+ · 5.0★ (135) wp.org #12 ↓4 3 too low 10

Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #17 ↓3 7 too low 11

Conversion Tracking for WooCommerce 20K+ · 3.0★ (24) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 8 too high 12

CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance 30K+ · 4.7★ (62) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13

Head, Footer and Post Injections 200K+ · 4.9★ (735) wp.org #21 ↓2 8 too low 14

Matomo Analytics – Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress 100K+ · 4.6★ (178) wp.org #15 ↑8 1 too low 15

Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #20 ↑1 5 too low 16

Machete 6K+ · 5.0★ (52) wp.org #24 ↓2 8 too low 17

Pixel Tag Manager for WooCommerce – Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, and More Pixels 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18

Beetle Tracking – Cloudflare Zaraz for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too high 19

UniPixel: Meta, Pinterest, TikTok, Google & Microsoft Server-Side Tracking for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.8★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #16 3 too high 20

SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ · 4.0★ (8) host-installed base thin reviews wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21

Instant Indexing & Check for Google and Bing SEO 400+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑4 13 too high 22

LeadSource – UTM Tracking & Lead Source Attribution for Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓2 23

SiteStats Analytics – Google Analytics, Bing Webmaster & Search Console 40+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↑1 24

Microsoft Advertising Universal Event Tracking (UET) 4K+ · 3.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.