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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bookmark posts”

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 “bookmark posts”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Scheduled Posts Showcase shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages places #10 on merit, 4.4★ from 1319 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CBX Bookmark & Favorite 1K+ · 4.6★ (49) wp.org #1 2 Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Admin Bookmarks 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 ↑1 2 too high 5 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ · 4.8★ (182) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Custom Permalinks 100K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More 10K+ · 5.0★ (57) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 Favorites 10K+ · 4.6★ (133) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) wp.org #19 ↓2 9 too low 11 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 VK All in One Expansion Unit 100K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Embed Google Photos album 3K+ · 4.4★ (15) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Webmention 900+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too low 15 Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more 200K+ · 2.7★ (34) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu 7K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #21 ↓3 5 too low 17 Smart Auto Upload Images – Import External Images 5K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Fancy Post Grid – Ultimate Post Grid Builder 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Easy Content Manager (ECM) – Custom Post Types, Custom Fields & Content Management 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Post Kinds 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #22 ↓3 2 too low 21 ZenCommunity – Community, Forum, Social Network, Chat & Support Tickets 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Enable Mastodon Apps 500+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 Scheduled Posts Showcase 30+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 SERA Post Bookmarks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.