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

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 “catholic”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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

Liturgical Day of the Week shows at wp.org #10 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #1 2 WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #2 3 Bible Reading Plans 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 S Shalom World Plus 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 Truth 70+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 EzerWeb Daily Catholic Rosary Prayers — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 The Pope Video 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 Spirit Liturgický kalendár 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Santo do Dia 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 FeastBell – Feast & Event Calendar 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 Holy Rosary — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Kerk en IT Parish — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Trouverunemesse — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Liturgical Day of the Week 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Knights of Columbus – State — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Saint du Jour Widget 70+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 R Rosary Roses — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 BibleGet I/O 30+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 Hidden Word Bible Lessons — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Wpit Easter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 The Word: Catholic Scripture Reflections 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 C Catholic Bible Scripturizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 C Catholic Liturgy Calendar 90+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 I Irmologion 10+ · 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.