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

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 “clipart”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

CP Image Store with Slideshow shows at wp.org #5 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 NextXen Designer – Product Customizer for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Printcart Store – Web to Print Product Designer for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Custom Product Builder for WooCommerce – Product Designer & Personalizer 300+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 DesignO 10+ · 3.6★ (10) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 PitchPrint 300+ · 3.7★ (30) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 DesignCrate Product Designer for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 Clarvity Custom Product Designer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 Visuaro – Product Designer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 PrintLab for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 CP Image Store with Slideshow 10+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Webkoding ConfigMate – Product Configurator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Localendar Calendar for WordPress 300+ · 2.7★ (19) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 PrintBlob – Free Product Designer, T-Shirt Designer & Customizer for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Pressria – Web to Print Product Designer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 PersonalBridge 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 StoreCanvas Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 M Marin Companion 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Designify Product Customizer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Foodle Add-On for Democracy Poll 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Printcart Photobook — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 AAkron Personalization — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 MnumiDesigner – WooCommerce Product Designer for Photo Books, Photo Calendars and more 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Shirt Product Designer for WooCommerce 30+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #20 4 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.