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

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 “codeandcore”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 16. 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

Cross Site Copy Field for ACF shows at wp.org #11 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 60+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Codeandcore User Registration for CF7 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 2 Codeandcore One-Click Migrator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 Slug Search and Admin Columns 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 4 WYSIWYG Character Limit for ACF 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 Code and Core Remove Empty P Tags 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 SpeedyGo 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Code and core – Smart Image Ratio 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 DM Contact Form 7 DB 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 Smart Ad Engine with Report 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Admin Login Guard & Branding 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Image Preview for ACF Field 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Code and Core Repeater Fields for Contact Form 7 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 One Click Blocks For Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 AutoRenewly Subscriptions for Razorpay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Code and core Headless Fast API – Standalone, cacheable REST endpoints that skip the core load cycle — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Cross Site Copy Field for ACF 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 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.