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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “commission junction”

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 “commission junction”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 15. 2 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 it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

Auto Content Poster for Commission Junction shows at wp.org #11 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #1 2 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Auto Affiliate Links 2K+ · 4.1★ (39) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 MyBookTable Bookstore by Stormhill Media 1K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #4 5 PG Simple Affiliate Shop 90+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Affiliate Power – Sales Tracking for Affiliate Marketers 100+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #6 7 Coupon & Discount Code Reveal Button 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 8 CJ Network Integration 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Pricemesh – Price Comparison | Preisvergleich 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 dpaBottomofPostPage 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 CSV 2 POST 10+ · 3.2★ (17) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Muri Link Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 CJ Affiliate Export plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 C Commission Junction Link Shortcode 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 A Auto Content Poster for Commission Junction 10+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #11 4 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.