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

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 “cors”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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.

Ranked above its merit

Download Monitor – CORS shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 HTTP Headers 40K+ · 4.3★ (70) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 JWT Authentication for WP REST API 60K+ · 4.4★ (53) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints. 4K+ · 5.0★ (47) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 DietPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 Enable CORS 5K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 CoCart – Headless REST API for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Autocomplete Google Address 2K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Radio Player Page 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 12 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑5 5 too low 13 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #19 ↓6 6 too low 14 OrganicStack Publisher 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 jAlbum Bridge 500+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Download Monitor – CORS 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓2 8 too high 17 CMS ADMINS Security Check Report 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑4 2 too high 18 F Fecommerce CORS Bridge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓4 3 too low 19 Social Gallery Block 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑6 1 too high 20 Static JSON Export with CORS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓4 4 too low 21 Literal Word BibleTagger 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓5 1 too high 22 Live Data Display 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 C Carrossel with Glider.js 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 CoCart CORS Support 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓4 2 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.