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

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 push”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Ultimate Push Notifications shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 3213 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 OneSignal – Web Push Notifications 60K+ · 4.3★ (360) wp.org #1 2 Web Push Notifications – Webpushr 10K+ · 4.7★ (63) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (525) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too low 4 Gravitec.net – Web Push Notifications 1K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #4 5 Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3213) wp.org #21 ↓2 16 too low 6 Push Notifications for WP – Self Hosted Web Push Notifications 6K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 SendPulse Free Web Push 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget 9K+ · 4.2★ (34) wp.org #8 9 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Super Progressive Web Apps 40K+ · 4.6★ (225) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 INDIGITALL – Instant Chat, Web Push Notifications 90+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 PushAlert – Web Push Notifications for WordPress and WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 iZooto – Web Push Notifications 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 WonderPush – Web Push Notifications – WooCommerce Abandoned Cart – GDPR 600+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 Push Notifications For Web 10+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Feedify – Web Push Notifications 90+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Notification Master – Real-Time WordPress Notifications With Email, SMS, Webhooks & More 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 6 too low 18 Subscribers – Free Web Push Notifications 1K+ · 2.9★ (8) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Web Push Notifications by Aimtell 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 PushAI – Self-Hosted Web Push Notifications 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 WhoKnew Signal – Self-Hosted Web Push Notifications & PWA 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 Notifadz by Adrenalead – Web Push Notifications 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 EasyPusher – Web Push Notifications 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Ultimate Push Notifications 50+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑2 10 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.