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

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 “cn”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Yedpay for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 300+ 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

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic places #6 on merit, 4.4★ from 1053 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Disable Emails 30K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #1 2 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #2 3 Easy Social Icons 20K+ · 4.4★ (84) wp.org #4 ↑4 1 too low 4 Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (211) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Affiliate Super Assistent 1K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic 10K+ · 4.4★ (1053) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 Active Directory/LDAP Integration for Cloud & Shared Hosting Platforms 40+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 ImgSEO – AI Image Alt Text Generator & Image SEO Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Yedpay for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 User IP and Location 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓1 7 too high 13 Dolutech Blacklist Protect 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 S Stop Comment Spam 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 站长帮 – WordPress CDN 缓存管理插件 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Copyright notice 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 CN Blog Mailer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 WP-WebRTC2 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 CNS Login Master — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Cypress North Password Policy — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 S Sanch MultiDomain LDAP Auth for Active Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Duegrove EUDR Reference Records for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Bernerslee Site Diagnostics & Recovery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 DominoGuard Security – Firewall, Malware Scanner, 2FA, Magic Links, Hide Login, Activity Log & Emergency Recovery Script — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.