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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “comic reader”

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 “comic reader”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 19. 1 plugin is 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Toocheke Companion 1K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #1 2 Issues and Series for Newspapers, Magazines, Publishers, Writers 2K+ · 4.5★ (73) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Simple Ebook Viewer 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 MangaVisor – Simple Comic Reader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑3 2 too high 5 J Jhon990 Download Cards & Comic Reader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Library Bookshelves 500+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Sticky Copy Button for Code Blocks 50+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 J JTZL's SwipeComic 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 MangaFocus – Panel-by-Panel Manga Reader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 My Reads – a virtual bookshelf for tracking and reviewing your reads 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 VerseDB – Showcase Your Comic Book Collection — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 SKY Blocks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 MugenCodex Chapter Coins Paywall — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Pulp Gallery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 WebBiz Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 AccessIQ — WCAG Accessibility Scanner, Heatmap & Behavior Analytics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Post Kinds for IndieWeb in Block Themes 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 W WP ReadRemaining — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 C CC Manga Comic Reader 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #18 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.