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

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 “commentaires”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 plugins are 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Sellsy shows at wp.org #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

WPS Cleaner 10K+ · 4.3★ (99) wp.org #1 2

WPS Bidouille 9K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #2 3

Securicheck – Audit et Sécurité WordPress 70+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Editor Custom Color Palette 90+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Mention comment's Authors by Wabeo 70+ · 4.5★ (12) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 11 too low 6

Opinion System note & avis Demo 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #3 3 too high 7 H HTML Code Comments 10+ · 5.0★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 10 too low 8

Digirisk 10+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 5 too low 9 G Gestion Location d'Arc — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 10

Delete Comments on a Schedule — · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 3 too high 11

Limpi — Inspecteur SEO & visibilité IA — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 1 too high 12

Neksin Connector 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Y YD Media-Pay WP Plugin — · 4.7★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #23 10 too low 14

POC : Pour ou contre — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 15

Orthotypo 200+ · 4.3★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 3 too low 16

Texte Inclusif 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too high 17 C Canalblog Importer 20+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 6 too high 18 S Stop SpamCo 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 4 too low 19

TheEPI — · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 20

xili-dictionary 100+ · 3.3★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 8 too high 21 F FloeComment — · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 22

Sellsy 400+ · 3.0★ (1) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 16 too high 23

AlT Import Drupal 10+ · 2.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 3 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.