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

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 “booklet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 18. 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 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

Simplebooklet PDF Viewer and Embedder shows at wp.org #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 194 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ · 4.8★ (182) wp.org #1 2 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #11 ↓2 7 too low 5 iPages – FlipBook Image & PDF Viewer 2K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 TNC FlipBook 3D – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 Booklet – Hotel booking system by user email — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 PlusBusPlanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Host Domination Welcome Book: Free Digital Guest Guide for Vacation Rentals, B&Bs & Hotels 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑3 10 Klamra Book Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 PDF Flipbook, WPBakery Addon – Unreal FlipBook 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Mini Course Generator | Embed mini-courses and interactive content 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too low 13 Bread 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 [ [livebooklet] — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 J jQuery Notebook 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 Easy Page Flip 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Simplebooklet PDF Viewer and Embedder 700+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓2 12 too high 18 W WP-Handbook — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓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.