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

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 “colibri”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 17.

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

Envo's Templates & Widgets for Elementor and WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 9K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. places #2 on merit, 4.7★ from 213 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #1 2 OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ · 4.7★ (213) wp.org #13 ↓3 11 too low 3 Advance Product Search- Voice & Ajax Search for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 4 Powered Cache – Caching and Optimization for WordPress – Easily Improve PageSpeed & Web Vitals Score 3K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #14 ↓3 10 too low 5 Lead Form Builder & Contact Form 8K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Personio Integration Light 200+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #6 7 Bulk Page Generator – LPagery 3K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #16 ↓4 9 too low 8 Fox LMS – eLearning & Course Builder 60+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 ThemeHunk – Side Cart, Ajax Cart & Menu Cart for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 7 too high 10 Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Vayu Blocks – Website Builder for the Gutenberg Block Editor 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Store One – BOGO, Sales Notification, Sticky Add to Cart & Buy Now for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too high 13 LS – AI Image Generator 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too high 14 Molongui Post Contributors: Multi-Role Contributor Attribution 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓4 3 too low 15 Lead Generation Form – Form Builder, Contact Form, Survey & Inquiry Forms 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 threadi Now Pages — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Envo's Templates & Widgets for Elementor and WooCommerce 9K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 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.