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

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

linkPizza-Manager shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #1 2 SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #10 7 too low 4 Content Egg – Affiliate Product Importer & Price Comparison 10K+ · 3.9★ (56) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 Shop Page WP 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #6 7 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 CJ Network Integration 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Mirror App – Social Gallery Feed 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 OSC Korean Shipment Tracking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 AffiStyle – Affiliate Product Cards & Box Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 AnyTrack Affiliate Link Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too high 14 TradeSchool Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Mirror App – Social Mix 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 linkPizza-Manager 700+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Mirror App – Social Page 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Asperor Product Translator for CJDropshipping — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Kazzylen Title Optimizer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Chili Piper 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Muri Link Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Offrinko — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Squirrel Links — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Mirror App – Visual Feed — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.