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

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 “bookmarking”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20.

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

Copy Link to Heading – Easily add Anchor links for Headings shows at wp.org #7 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Any Mobile Theme Switcher places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 244 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Insert Html Snippet 20K+ · 4.9★ (237) wp.org #1 2 Download Manager 100K+ · 4.1★ (1006) wp.org #2 3 Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share 100K+ · 4.8★ (523) wp.org #3 4 Simple Link Directory – AI Powered 2K+ · 4.8★ (121) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too low 5 Any Mobile Theme Switcher 20K+ · 4.8★ (244) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Wishlist for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Slickstream: Engagement and Conversions 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Simple Business Directory – AI Powered 300+ · 4.9★ (62) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Vuukle – Comments, Reactions, Quizzes, Share Bar & Ad Revenue 200+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Superb Social Media Share Buttons and Follow Buttons 6K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Syndication Links 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 ShareToSocial – Social Media Share Buttons & Sharing Icons 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Copy Link to Heading – Easily add Anchor links for Headings 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 OS Integration 70+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 SERA Post Bookmarks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Delisho – Recipe Widgets and Blocks 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 C Course Layouts – Elementor Addon for TutorLMS 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too high 19 PictureBook 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 P PenBinder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Webtaru Secure Login Rescue — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Arcanum Admin Query Filters — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Lion Social Share — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 NoBS-Mail View – Email Fallback Viewer in Browser — · 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.