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

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 “bog”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

BizNotes shows at wp.org #8 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Big File Uploads – Increase Maximum File Upload Size 100K+ · 4.9★ (403) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Hide from Search 3K+ · 4.4★ (17) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists 30K+ · 4.6★ (106) wp.org #3 4 Image Refresh 900+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Random Post on Refresh 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Image and Video Lightbox, Image PopUp 1K+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Custom Front Page 900+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #17 10 too low 8 Stellar Places 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 ↓1 13 too low 9 BugTrace – Debug Log Tool 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 QuickPay.ge – Georgian Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 WPMktgEngine 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Export Payout For AffiliateWp — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 BizNotes — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 QS Core Modules — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 WP Post of the Day 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Y Yes-co ORES 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 D Date Post Title 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Upgrade Store – The all-in-one toolkit to grow your online store. — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Icon Box Block – Insert your favorite icon with customization and design 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Shortcode Scrubber 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Super Simple Shortcodes – Create your own Custom Shortcodes for Contact Info & More — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Savoy Accessibility – Drop-In PDF Accessibility for WordPress (WCAG 2.1 AA) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 INI Protector 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑2 4 too high 24 Block Common Crawl via robots.txt 20+ · 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.