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

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 “clp”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 2 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

Veiligvertoon | Safety information management for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 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.

Buried gem

Fast Velocity Minify places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 195 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ · 4.7★ (326) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 CLP Varnish Cache 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Despacho vía Starken Pro para WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Fast Velocity Minify 30K+ · 4.6★ (195) wp.org #18 ↑1 14 too low 5 Flutterwave Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Cryptocurrency Widgets For Elementor 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #20 ↑1 14 too low 7 Accept Cryptocurrencies with Plisio 1K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #21 ↑1 13 too low 9 Fintoc for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Car Route Planner Plugin 300+ · 3.0★ (10) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Ionix Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too high 12 PagoForms: Mercado Pago Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too high 13 Crypto.com Pay Checkout for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.8★ (8) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 CLP – Custom Login Page by NiteoThemes 700+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Cleo Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too high 16 Indicadores Económicos Para Chile 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too high 17 Trybit – Crypto Payment Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑6 5 too high 18 P PWL Integración Fintoc — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 JaJa Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 HUP – Indicadores Económicos (Chile) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Veiligvertoon | Safety information management for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 12 too high 22 Accept Cryptocurrencies with Plisio for Easy Digital Downloads 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 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.