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

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 “blip”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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.

Buried gem

WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments places #3 on merit, 3.4★ from 177 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 W WPSecureOps Connector 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 2 Click Action Sounds – Click Sound Effects for Buttons, Links & Forms 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) wp.org #11 8 too low 4 Blipper Widget — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Doctor Subs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 BytePhase Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 MonresPro Order Sync for Odoo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 AutoSyncPress BooksBridge Sync for Zoho Books — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 V Video Thumbnails Reloaded 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 PreloadX – Custom Preloader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Ravnsight Detective – Diagnose Errors & Changes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Desku.io – Live Chat, Help Desk & Knowledge Base 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 ThemeChum Checkout Monitor for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 SEOJuice 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 NewsmanApp 500+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Tiger Elements – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Slider, Charts & Dynamic Tags 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Sound Money Info Quotes Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 One Two Three Send 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Klarsmith Ops Kit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 TrucePurge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 UX3 Security — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Eyesite Monitor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 S Spam_BLIP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 WunderGoal — Football Picks & Pools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.