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

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 “bulletproof”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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 it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ · 4.4★ (559) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Security Optimizer – The All-In-One Protection Plugin 1M+ · 4.5★ (157) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Advanced Datepicker – Restrict Date for Elementor Forms 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 WebFacing™ – Email Accounts management for cPanel® 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 JAY Login & Register 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 PressPrimer Quiz – AI Quiz Maker, Exam Builder & LMS Assessment Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 BulletProof Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 SkillStudy Certificate System — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑2 10 Lead Generation Form – Form Builder, Contact Form, Survey & Inquiry Forms 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 ATLOS Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 C Community Radio Jukebox — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑2 2 too low 13 Aion Dashboard for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Contact Camo 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑2 2 too high 15 C ChatyTalk Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 Data Feed by TTG for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Quick Popup Anything — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 Sleekode Chrono Snap — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Rowsync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 20 Modeway Cart Recovery & Revenue Booster for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 Homura Time Travel & Form State Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 A Ad Code Manager 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 ROAS Tool Kits for Meta and Google (Post & Product Catalogue + Pixel, CAPI, GA4, GAds, GTM & Clarity) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 EasyConnect for Kaufland – Multiply Your Sales on Germany's #2 Marketplace — · 5.0★ (1) 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.