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

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 “clip”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 5 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

Clip Transparent Checkout shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 133 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Video Gallery for WooCommerce – Add Product Video & Featured Video 4K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ · 4.1★ (90) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 PW WooCommerce Copy Coupon 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Album Gallery for Photo & Video 4K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #20 ↓2 14 too low 7 Animated Headline 2K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 Voice Audio Widgets – Voice recorder with Forms, AI Powered STT, TTS, Transcriptions, Language Teaching 300+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too low 10 Sky Addons for Elementor – 160+ Widgets, GSAP Animations, Templates & Theme Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too low 11 Magic Product Video for WooCommerce – Self-Hosted Product Video Gallery 20+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 Coupon Creator 1K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 Plugin de Clip para WooCommerce 800+ · 1.8★ (5) wp.org #1 13 too high 15 Image Slider 4K+ · 3.4★ (31) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 ShapedGallery – Photo Gallery, Image Gallery, Video Gallery & Lightbox 1K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 VidShop – Shoppable Videos for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 Iconic Copy Text Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Clip Transparent Checkout 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 15 too high 20 Marquee Addons for Elementor – Essential Motion Widgets & Templates 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Genolve – AI Business Graphics, Images & Video 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 RobArt Text Collector 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 Clip Path Maker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 14 too high 24 Page Peel 60+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 11 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.