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

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 “combo”, we agree with wp.org 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

ComboBlocks — Block Library & Page Builder shows at wp.org #2 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ 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.

Buried gem

Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 472 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Combo Offers WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #1 2 Easy Social Feed – All In One Social Feed Plugin for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (502) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Smart Coupons For WooCommerce Coupons 30K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #9 ↑6 4 too low 6 EleSpare – Elementor News, Magazine & Blog Addons with Post Grid 10K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too low 7 User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 10K+ · 4.8★ (913) wp.org #16 ↑3 9 too low 8 Quttera ThreatSign – Web Malware Scanner for WordPress 10K+ · 3.9★ (47) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #12 ↑4 3 too low 10 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #20 ↓7 10 too low 11 Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels 9K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Disable Everything 30K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↑1 7 too high 13 First Order Discount Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #17 ↓6 3 too low 15 ComboBlocks — Block Library & Page Builder 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑1 13 too high 16 S SFN Easy FAQ Manager 2K+ · 4.4★ (12) wp.org #11 ↓2 5 too high 17 CatFolders – WordPress Media Library Folders & Categories 6K+ · 4.3★ (22) wp.org #19 ↑3 2 too low 18 Attribute Stock for WooCommerce – Shared Stock & Variable Quantities (Lite Version) 2K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 WPC Product Quantity for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too high 20 Custom Fee Woocommerce 400+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too high 21 MyD Delivery 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Reviewkit – Trustpilot Reviews Widget & Embed 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Ninja Charts – Interactive Charts and Graphs 3K+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 FoodBook Lite – Online Food Ordering System 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 10 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.