wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “click”
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 “click”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Disable Right Click RB – Content Copy Protection, Prevent Copy & No Right Click shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 14 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 7520 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131)
wp.org #1 2 
No Right Click Images 20K+ · 4.7★ (52)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 
One Click Demo Import 1M+ · 4.3★ (79) host-installed base
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189)
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 
Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button 200K+ · 4.9★ (696)
wp.org #8 3 too low 6 
Disabled Source, Disabled Right Click and Content Protection 10K+ · 4.9★ (103)
wp.org #6 ↑7 7 
One Click SSL 10K+ · 4.9★ (139)
wp.org #7 ↓1 8 
WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1139)
wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 
Ad Invalid Click Protector (AICP) 10K+ · 4.7★ (62)
wp.org #9 10 
Track The Click 7K+ · 4.7★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520)
wp.org #24 ↓4 13 too low 12 
Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102)
wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 
Art WooCommerce Order One Click 4K+ · 5.0★ (36)
wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #18 ↓11 4 too low 15 
Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80)
wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 
WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144)
wp.org #23 ↓4 7 too low 17 
Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48)
wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Disable Right Click RB – Content Copy Protection, Prevent Copy & No Right Click 600+ · 4.2★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #10 8 too high 19 
Buy one click for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.4★ (26)
wp.org #19 ↓1 20 
ClickCease Click Fraud Protection 10K+ · 3.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #14 6 too high 21 
Click To Copy – Copy Text or Code to Clipboard Instantly 900+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑1 8 too high 22 
Rara One Click Demo Import 20K+ · 2.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 
Click Counter and Heat Maps (Free) 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 
WhatsLink Click Tracker 400+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.