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

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 “bloque”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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 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

Iconos Alérgenos Alimentarios shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 200+ 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

WPS Hide Login places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 2111 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPS Limit Login 100K+ · 4.9★ (83) wp.org #1 2 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #2 3 Comunas de Chile para WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #3 4 Despacho vía Starken Pro para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111) wp.org #22 ↓1 17 too low 6 Login Armor 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Suscripciones y Pagos Recurrentes con Mercado Pago para WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Securicheck – Audit et Sécurité WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Iconos Alérgenos Alimentarios 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Transferencias para Bre-B 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Simple Image SEO 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Geo-Target Dragon Radar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 LIAO Basic – Analizador IAO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 AllpaCode Gestión de Reclamos Perú 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Método de pago QR de Ligo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑7 1 too high 17 PrivacyTech CMP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Loque AI Herramientas IA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 VeezDelivery – Envíos y Despachos para WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Verifactu Módulo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Pagos Fiable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Pinpeo Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Pasarela de pago QR para BBVA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 SeguridadEnMiPC Detector de Anuncios y Malware — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.