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

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 “clipboard”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

Click To Copy – Copy Text or Code to Clipboard Instantly shows at wp.org #2 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 297 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 Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36) wp.org #1 2 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433) wp.org #5 ↑3 2 too low 4 Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ · 4.3★ (627) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 QuickWebP – WebP & AVIF Image Optimizer, Compression & SEO for WordPress 8K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #8 ↓3 2 too low 7 Social Media Feather 10K+ · 4.6★ (506) wp.org #17 ↓1 10 too low 8 Product Customer List for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.9★ (75) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files 10K+ · 4.6★ (297) wp.org #20 ↑2 11 too low 10 The Paste 9K+ · 4.8★ (35) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Social Share for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Bold Page Builder 40K+ · 3.6★ (66) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #22 ↓2 9 too low 14 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Click To Copy – Copy Text or Code to Clipboard Instantly 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 13 too high 16 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #15 ↑4 1 too high 17 Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.5★ (72) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect 6K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Simple Export to Markdown 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Iconic Copy Text Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 ElemCopy – Text Copy Button for Elementor 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 ingenidev, UAE – AED Currency Symbol Changer | مغير رمز عملة الدرهم الإماراتي 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 Email No Bot – Prevent bots from detecting emails 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Image Protection 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.