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

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 “brokerage”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 4 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

Ogulo – 360° Tour shows at wp.org #4 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 40+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Rover IDX 200+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #1 2 Havenlytics – Real Estate Listings, Property Search & Agent Workspace 70+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX 200+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #16 ↓1 12 too low 5 SiteCurb Listings — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 Real Estate Listings Plugin for Professionals 10+ · 3.9★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓2 14 too low 7 Tebaro – Currency Conversion for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Ogulo – 360° Tour 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 AgentRoster Real Estate Team Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 AgentTally State Agent Statistics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 StoryEstate — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Sitelets – Multisite Local Website Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Core Listing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Agent Licenses Exam Quiz — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Canada Property Valuation & Rent Lead Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Deli – AI Enabled Property Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Garagem — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 FX Currency Converter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 AeroIDX – Real Estate IDX Search, MLS Listings & Lead Capture — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Easy MLS Listings Import 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 SmartBroker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 JIMMO WP Property Finance Budget Calculator 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 MetaTrader Web Terminal 80+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 Rets Rabbit — · 1.0★ (1) 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.