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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “chrome android”

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 “chrome android”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Browser Theme Color – Address Bar Color & Dark Mode shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ 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

Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 348 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator 200K+ · 4.9★ (802) wp.org #1 2 Super Progressive Web Apps 40K+ · 4.6★ (225) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 OneSignal – Web Push Notifications 60K+ · 4.3★ (360) wp.org #3 4 SendPulse Free Web Push 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too low 6 Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android 700+ · 4.2★ (90) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Visibility Logic for Elementor 20K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #15 ↓2 8 too low 8 Pdf Embed 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Super Web Share – Native Social Sharing Button 2K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #12 ↑3 3 too low 10 Web Push Notifications – Webpushr 10K+ · 4.7★ (63) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 CP Media Player – Audio Player and Video Player 3K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 too low 13 Wonder Video Embed 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Android 5.0 Lollipop Status Bar Customiser 70+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Wonder Slider Lite 8K+ · 4.2★ (24) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Add to Home Screen & Progressive Web App 1K+ · 3.7★ (25) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 Conditional Display for Mobile – Mobile Detect Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #17 18 Image Slider 4K+ · 3.4★ (31) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too high 19 Push Notifications for WP – Self Hosted Web Push Notifications 6K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓1 9 too high 20 Hyper PWA – Bringing Modern Progressive Web App Experiences 400+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Images Optimize and Upload CF7 700+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Browser Theme Color – Address Bar Color & Dark Mode 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 13 too high 23 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme 80K+ · 2.1★ (7) wp.org #14 ↓2 9 too high 24 Subscribers – Free Web Push Notifications 1K+ · 2.9★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓2 4 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.