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

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 “bloginfo”, we and wp.org disagree 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

xili-dictionary shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Child Theme Configurator places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 280 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ · 4.9★ (227) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Weaver Xtreme Theme Support 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Login With Ajax – Fast Logins, 2FA, Redirects 10K+ · 4.6★ (167) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #6 ↑2 2 too low 5 Zalomení 6K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #5 6 E Extra Shortcodes 1K+ · 4.1★ (10) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Child Theme Configurator 300K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 Debug This 2K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 wpuntexturize 900+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 Sitekit 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 Čeština: zalomení řádků 5K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12 ImgSEO – AI Image Alt Text Generator & Image SEO Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 B Blade 200+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓1 9 too low 15 Helpfulcrowd Product Reviews 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 S Siiimple 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 D Debug Manager Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 xili-dictionary 100+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓2 10 too high 19 Bloginfo 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Dig Bloginfo Shortcode 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 P Pazzey's Store Locator 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓1 9 too high 22 B Bloginfo Shortcode 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 F FT Calendar 100+ · 2.9★ (7) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Massive Visual Page Builder 10+ · 1.8★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 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.