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

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 “cricket”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Live Sports Streamthunder shows at wp.org #15 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 AnWP Football Leagues 700+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Cricket Live Score 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 Sport Predictions for JoomSport 50+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 AnWP Sports Leagues – Basketball, Ice Hockey, Handball, Rugby & More 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 7 Sportsteam Widget – Football livescore 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 WP Club Manager for Cricket 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 L Live Cricket Score 10+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 FA Sport Odds 10+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 SportsPress for Cricket 500+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 BatForge – 3D Cricket Bat Configurator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Playard — Sports Facility Booking System for Courts, Fields, Pitches, Venues and More 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 Scoreboard UI 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 BookingDaddy – Booking & Appointment Made Bold, Easy, and Smart — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 EMM Multi Sport Schedule — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 L Live Cricket Scores Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Cric Zumo Cricket Scoreboards and Odds Plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Live Sports Streamthunder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Cricket Preloader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 C Cricket Scoreboard Widgets 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 C Cricket Moods 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22

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.