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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “body classes”

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 “body classes”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Body Class By URL Parameter shows at wp.org #3 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 50+ 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

Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution places #8 on merit, 4.4★ from 590 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 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #1 2 C Custom Body Class 10K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #2 3 Geolocation IP Detection 20K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions 90K+ · 4.7★ (143) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets 10K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer 90K+ · 4.5★ (142) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Contact Form Clean and Simple 7K+ · 4.7★ (195) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 CSS Class Manager – An advanced autocomplete additional css class control for your blocks 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) wp.org #14 ↑4 2 too low 13 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 GoodMeet – Meetings & Classes for Google Meet 90+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 W WP247 Body Classes 200+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 Mollie Forms 3K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Body Class By URL Parameter 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 15 too high 19 Rocket Font – 한글 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 WPC Product Size Chart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 CSS Classes For WooCommerce – customize the WooCommerce cart and checkout via CSS 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 12 too high 22 HTML Tag and Class Replace 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Insert Body Class Plugin for WordPress 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too high 24 W WPG Detect Browser 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.