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

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 “croatian”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 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.

Ranked above its merit

Catch Web Tools shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 492 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #2 ↑7 3 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #9 ↓4 5 too low 5 Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WSB HUB3 1K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 New User Approve 20K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Multisite Language Switcher 3K+ · 4.8★ (99) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent 100K+ · 4.9★ (492) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 My Agile Privacy® – CMP, Cookie Consent & Privacy Tools 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #11 ↑8 4 too high 16 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 WEN Featured Image 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too high 18 Admin Management Xtended 5K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Catch Web Tools 10K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 B Blue Captcha 400+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #24 ↓4 2 too low 23 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓6 1 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.