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

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 “blaze”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 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

Blaze Ads – Fully Integrated Ads Solution shows at wp.org #3 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Jetpack – WP Security, Backup, Speed, & Growth 3M+ · 3.7★ (2407) wp.org #1 2 Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too low 3 BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ · 4.3★ (54) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Jetpack Without Promotions 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 OpenStation: Desktop Windows, Dock & Virtual Desktops for WP Admin 1K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Blaze Demo Importer 7K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 Friendly User Agent for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Blaze Ads – Fully Integrated Ads Solution 7K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 List Products By Category Widget for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Rent Fetch 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Blaze AI Discovery for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓2 6 too high 14 Blaze Redirects — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Jetpack Stats 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Blaze CSS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 WP Get Directions 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 C Cindova Phone OTP & SMS for Gravity Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 All The Same Variations for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Click Blaze — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Blaze Online eParcel for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Events Manager Booking Payments with WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓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.