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

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 request button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 70+ 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

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 8869 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 Bazz CallBack widget 3K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #1 2 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 CallPage – Callback Widget 1K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Floating Chat Buttons – Click to Call or Chat, Email 1K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 API KEY for Google Maps 30K+ · 4.9★ (55) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too low 8 WP Crontrol 300K+ · 4.4★ (167) wp.org #8 9 Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load 30K+ · 4.8★ (287) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #12 13 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (199) wp.org #22 ↓4 9 too low 14 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #9 ↑1 7 too high 17 Quick Callback Button 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 14 too high 18 Multibanco, MB WAY, Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payshop, and PIX (ifthenpay) for WooCommerce 8K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #16 ↑5 2 too high 19 Custom Add to Cart labels for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 WebSub (FKA. PubSubHubbub) 100K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 16 too high 22 All-in-one Chat Button by anychat.one 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 Payphone – Payment Gateway Button 2K+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 AI for Home Services 800+ · 5.0★ (3) 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.