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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “convert odds”

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 “convert odds”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

BundleBoss – Product Bundles, Mix and Match & Build a Box for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MaxGalleria places #7 on merit, 4.4★ from 65 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Tableberg – Simple Gutenberg Table Block 4K+ · 4.8★ (46) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (288) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Code Embed 10K+ · 4.4★ (45) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 WP-Polls 40K+ · 4.2★ (136) wp.org #16 ↑1 11 too low 6 Events Slider, Events Carousel, Events Grid, Events Timeline and Events Filter Bar for The Events Calendar – Eventful 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 MaxGalleria 1K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #24 ↓1 17 too low 8 I IGS Odds Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑2 6 too high 9 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 F FeedWordPress 8K+ · 4.2★ (61) wp.org #23 ↓1 13 too low 11 S SQLite Database Integration 5K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 iPages – FlipBook Image & PDF Viewer 2K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 BundleBoss – Product Bundles, Mix and Match & Build a Box for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 too high 14 Power Boost for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓1 6 too low 15 Logo Slider – Infinite Carousel & Marquee Block 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 6 too high 16 AI Featured Image 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too high 17 Berq Markdown: Markdown Pages for AI & LLM Crawlers 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too high 18 Rotation Tournaments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 Quote Product Flow — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 iG:Syntax Hiliter 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 NonStop Content Exporter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 NeoGrow: Loyalty Points, Rewards Program & Photo Reviews for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Orchestra Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 GoZen Engage 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.