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

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 “chakra”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 17.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

QuickBundles – WooCommerce Product Bundles shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Singular Alerts – One Gorgeous Alert Block and Alert Shortcode 90+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

InsightPress – Advanced Analytics for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #3 1 too low 3

Chakra test 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 1 too high 4

PricePress – Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #5 1 too low 5

NLangle Deezer Widget Block 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 2 too high 7

WP-UserAgent 200+ · 5.0★ (5) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓2 10 too low 8

Easy Content Manager (ECM) – Custom Post Types, Custom Fields & Content Management 100+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #13 5 too low 9

Hedomi Matrix of Destiny Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 2 too high 10

QuickBundles – WooCommerce Product Bundles — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 4 too high 11

DominoRole – Advanced User Role Permission Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 3 too high 12

DominoStock – Multi-Store Inventory Sync & Stock Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 3 too high 13

DominoForm – Advanced Contact Form, Polls, Survey & Quiz Builder — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14

Vitxi Converse – Intelligent AI chatbot for Social Media — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15

GameEngine – Gamification, Points, Badges & Leaderboards 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓2 16

CheckoutCrafter – Advanced Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓2 17

DominoPost – Advanced Post Editor with AI Writer, Link Building Suite, Free Google Search Console & GA4 Analytics 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓2 3 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.