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

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 “codecanyon”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Gallery Showcase for WordPress shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ 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

Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 194 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Card Elements for Elementor 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 NotificationX – FOMO, Live Sales Notification, WooCommerce Sales Popup, GDPR, Social Proof, Announcement Banner & Floating Notification Bar 30K+ · 4.8★ (228) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 DarkLooks – Dark Mode Switcher For WordPress 800+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #23 ↓2 16 too low 8 Post Layouts 900+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter 900+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 European VAT Compliance Assistant for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Item Lists for Elementor 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 MASS Users Password Reset 600+ · 4.0★ (14) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Affilia – Affiliate Program 500+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #13 14 Web Directory plugin Free – AI powered 300+ · 4.1★ (20) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin 1K+ · 4.7★ (22) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Suite 700+ · 3.6★ (36) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Solid Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Video Testimonials & Customer Reviews 1K+ · 4.3★ (35) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 CopyProof Website 300+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 PDF Generator for WordPress Elementor 1K+ · 3.6★ (23) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Support Genix – Helpdesk, AI Chatbot, Knowledge Base & Customer Support Ticketing System 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Vanquish Attach Me – Order & Product Attachments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Gallery Showcase for WordPress 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 14 too high 23 GutenDraw – Visualize Ideas with Excalidraw 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 OpenPOS Lite – Point of Sale for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 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.