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

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 “chase”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20.

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

Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments shows at wp.org #5 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 200+ 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 wp.org
1 Australia Post WooCommerce Extension 3K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #1 2 AltTextLab AI Alt Text Generator: Bulk Image Alt Text for SEO & Accessibility 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPC Product Size Chart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Royal Mail Shipping Calculator for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #4 5 EventAdmin – Volunteer Management 50+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Evergreen Content Poster – Auto Post and Schedule Your Best Content to Social Media 90+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 Ultimate Classified Listings – Classifieds, Directory & Marketplace 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Trustie – Google Reviews, Testimonials & WooCommerce Product Reviews 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Anant Sites — Elementor & Gutenberg Readymade Template Library Free & Pro Templates 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Wallet Up – Cash App, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle & QR Code Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Titula 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 12 Hack The SEO – MCP Server for Claude, AI Bot Tracker, llms.txt, GEO Score & Cannibalization 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Vendor Onboarding W9-1099 Chaser by Mypowerly — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Credit Key Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Central do Frete 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Open Access SSO 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 VIP-Grinders Leaderboards — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Glimmernet Spot Check 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Instant Conversion Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 PreviewFlow 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 LuckyGrid Lite — Arcade Prize Draw — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Unstale – Refresh Old Posts with AI, Fact-Check & Republish 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Highriskify Hosted Checkout Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Smart Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Cart Discount Rules, Dynamic Pricing & Scheduled Sales — · 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.