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

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 “blurb”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 3 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

BookPress – PDF eBook Maker shows at wp.org #13 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #1 2 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too low 4 Tabbed Category Product Listing for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 MyBookTable Bookstore by Stormhill Media 1K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Studio Modules for Divi | Divi Studio Lite 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Disable WP REST API 30K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #21 14 too low 8 Floating Buttons for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #10 ↑2 2 too low 9 WP and Divi Icons 2K+ · 3.3★ (14) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Logo or Image Replace by mycore.global 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 FICTBASE 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Partyline: Reader-Submitted Stories for Local News and Magazines 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 JHMG Converter For Divi to Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too high 14 TankBud Species Cards — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 The Grand Athenaeum — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 16 Jigar Pandya – Similar Content Scanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Spintax — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 18 ExtraSpace — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 BookPress – PDF eBook Maker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 Zywrap AI – Excerpts, Meta Descriptions, Alt Text and Rewrites — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Simple Video Directory 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Simple Blurb 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 MarketBasketAnalysis for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Author Website Templates – Create Writer, Author & Publisher Websites Easily 500+ · 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.