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

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 “brizy”, 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

Futurio Extra shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 10K+ 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

Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 4699 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Brizy – Page Builder 60K+ · 4.7★ (972) wp.org #1 2 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Blocksy Companion 300K+ · 4.7★ (93) wp.org #3 4 Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress Dashboard 50K+ · 4.6★ (114) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #14 9 too low 6 Instant Images – One-click Image Uploads from Unsplash, Openverse, Pixabay, Pexels, and Giphy 100K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI 10K+ · 4.9★ (493) wp.org #19 ↑1 8 too low 12 Layout Recompiler for Brizy 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 10 too high 13 Paste As Plain Text By Default 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #6 ↑3 7 too high 14 AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI 6K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #20 ↑2 6 too low 15 Astra Widgets 200K+ · 3.9★ (17) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart 60K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 8K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #17 18 CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories 6K+ · 4.3★ (22) wp.org #18 19 YaySwatches – Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Lead Form Builder & Contact Form 8K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Personio Integration Light 200+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Futurio Extra 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 15 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.