wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bot telegram”

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 “bot telegram”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

Order and Stock Notifications via Telegram Bot for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 60+ 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

All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 542 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #4 3 too low 2

Notification for Telegram 4K+ · 4.9★ (71) wp.org #2 3

Telegram Bot & Channel 500+ · 4.8★ (22) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #1 2 too high 4

WP Telegram (Auto Post and Notifications) 30K+ · 5.0★ (426) wp.org #8 4 too low 5

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6

Chat Button & Custom ChatGPT-Powered Bot by GetButton.io 20K+ · 4.5★ (175) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7

Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8

Message Bridge for Contact Form 7 and Telegram 10K+ · 4.3★ (22) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #3 5 too high 9

All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements 40K+ · 4.9★ (542) wp.org #18 ↑1 9 too low 10

WP Telegram Widget and Join Link 4K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #9 1 too high 11

WP Telegram Login & Register 800+ · 4.9★ (37) wp.org #14 3 too low 12

Bot Traffic Shield – Block Bad Bots and Stop AI Bots Crawlers 800+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #5 7 too high 13

TelSender – Сontact form 7, Events, Wpforms, ninja forms and woocommerce to telegram bot 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14

WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #20 ↑3 6 too low 15

WP Telegram Comments 100+ · 4.7★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #21 6 too low 16

BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓5 6 too low 17

EchoPing – Telegram Order Notifications for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too high 18

Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series 100+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #24 6 too low 19

Site Chat on Telegram 100+ · 4.6★ (5) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #15 4 too high 20

Notify Bot for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too high 21

Order and Stock Notifications via Telegram Bot for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 10 too high 22

WP Telegram Chat Widget 100+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24

WPChat – Live Chat & Messaging Widget for Customer Support 6K+ · 4.5★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.