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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “client handover”

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 “client handover”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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 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

DBlocks Finder – Find Patterns and Blocks shows at wp.org #8 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ 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 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #1 2 White Label CMS 200K+ · 4.7★ (114) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Custom Library for Elementor – Custom Library for Elementor Templates, Elementor Patterns & Elementor Library 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 AI Chat App – Live Agent Handover, Help Docs, Email, Call Button, Fast Support 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↓3 1 too low 5 Podlove Web Player 4K+ · 3.7★ (14) wp.org #16 ↓2 11 too low 6 Baxtersweb Guide Dots – Admin Guidance & Client Handover 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Client Handover Mode — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 AI ChatBot for WordPress by AI BotKit – Live in 2 Minutes, No Code 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too low 10 BitBot – AI Chatbot, Content Generator, Forms & Leads 70+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓2 11 DawsonyWeb Admin Tweaks and Client Handover Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Structure Viewer – AI Context Builder, Code Search & MCP Tools 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 DBlocks Finder – Find Patterns and Blocks 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Versys Site Audit & Technical Handover — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too high 15 Delete & Disable Comments 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 DevDome Admin Cleaner: Remove Dashboard Widgets and Hide Menu Items 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too high 17 Mediapapa – Your WordPress Media Library Manager & Copilot 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 BotPenguin – Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 Transfer Press – The Ultimate WordPress Plugin Zip Downloader, Activator 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 2 too high 21 Frozzer – Disable Updates & Update Control 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too high 22 DawsonyWeb Client Video Tutorials — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Holographic Client Lockdown — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too high 24 Acknowledgify 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.