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

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 “comics”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 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.

Ranked above its merit

My Reads – a virtual bookshelf for tracking and reviewing your reads shows at wp.org #6 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 20+ 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.

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 Easy Watermark 30K+ · 3.7★ (159) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Manga+Press Comic Manager 100+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #2 ↑1 2 too high 5 GeeK! – Movie & Game Database 70+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6 Next Watermark 200+ · 3.4★ (11) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Simple Ebook Viewer 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓3 2 too low 8 WP2LEADS | WordPress und KlickTipp einfach verbinden – WooCommerce und KlickTipp einfach verbinden 70+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Sticky Copy Button for Code Blocks 50+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 OXP Breaking News Ticker 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 AI Featured Image 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 12 My Reads – a virtual bookshelf for tracking and reviewing your reads 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑1 6 too high 13 MangaVisor – Simple Comic Reader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑8 5 too high 14 J JTZL's SwipeComic 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 XKCD Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 MangaFocus – Panel-by-Panel Manga Reader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑4 1 too high 17 Comic Collector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too high 18 J Jhon990 Download Cards & Comic Reader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 19 VerseDB – Showcase Your Comic Book Collection — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 SKY Blocks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Web-Safe Fonts for Editor by RotiStudio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 MugenCodex Chapter Coins Paywall — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Pulp Gallery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Next Product Labels & Badges for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.