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

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 “cdnjs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 2 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Surbma | Premium WP shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 118 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Better Font Awesome 60K+ · 4.5★ (88) wp.org #1 2 NextGenThemes jsDelivr CDN 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 PeachPay — Payments & Express Checkout for WooCommerce (supports Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.net, NMI) 300+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #12 ↓2 8 too low 5 Version Control for jQuery 5K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Rocket Font – 한글 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Sentry for WordPress 10K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too low 8 Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.5★ (72) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too low 9 BaseCloud Boost 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Wonderful Selfhosted Fonts 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 WP cdnjs 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓3 7 too low 12 AI Tool Center — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too high 13 CyberShield Checkout Script Monitor for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓3 6 too high 14 Chatifier AI – Voice & Text Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too high 15 Pixellize Site Issue Scanner — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓2 5 too low 16 SpeedForge — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too high 17 B Boostify Blocks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too high 18 Limited Admin Menu Access by URLs 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 S Surbma | Font Awesome 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Ad-Apt AI Marketing Roadmap — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 3 too low 21 M Markdeep Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 R RSS Image Widget 60+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too high 23 T Team Up 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 S Surbma | Premium WP 50+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.