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

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 “callback”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Callback shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Floating Chat Buttons – Click to Call or Chat, Email places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 54 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bazz CallBack widget 3K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #1 2 bbPress 100K+ · 3.9★ (343) wp.org #2 3 CallPage – Callback Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #3 4 WP-PageNavi 400K+ · 4.7★ (149) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 API KEY for Google Maps 30K+ · 4.9★ (55) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 WP Crontrol 300K+ · 4.4★ (167) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too low 7 Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load 30K+ · 4.8★ (287) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Enable Abilities for MCP 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too low 9 Floating Chat Buttons – Click to Call or Chat, Email 1K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control 30K+ · 4.7★ (39) wp.org #17 ↓3 7 too low 11 Multibanco, MB WAY, Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payshop, and PIX (ifthenpay) for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #14 ↑7 3 too low 12 Insert Special Characters 3K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Easy Booking – WooCommerce Booking & Reservation Plugin 4K+ · 4.7★ (63) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) 100K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 morkva Liqpay Extended 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 Quick Callback Button 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↑2 11 too high 17 Firmao CallBack 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 13 too high 18 Store file uploads for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 A Action Scheduler 20K+ · 3.5★ (13) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Custom Add to Cart labels for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #23 ↑1 3 too low 21 Gateway Zibal for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 ZVI CallBack widget 90+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Callback 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 14 too high 24 Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.