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

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 “curriculum”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Academy Elementor Addons shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 300+ 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 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #1 2 MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education 10K+ · 4.5★ (487) wp.org #2 3 WidgetKit for Elementor – Lightweight Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 7K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Tutor LMS Elementor Addons 30K+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 aBlocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Contact Forms by Cimatti 700+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Creator LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Coaches, Cohorts & Course Creators 100+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Thim Kit for Elementor – Pre-built Templates & Widgets for Elementor 20K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 EventAgent.ai 10+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 ZenCommunity – Community, Forum, Social Network, Chat & Support Tickets 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑3 1 too low 15 Academy Elementor Addons 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Tutor LMS Divi Modules 1K+ · 2.3★ (9) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Acadlix Addon for Elementor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 uMOVA Smooth Lessons — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Coursenta — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 CourseGlade LMS – Online Course & eLearning Platform 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓4 4 too high 22 Employee Directory – Staff Directory and Listing 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Powdi Course Page Builder for LearnDash and Divi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Training – Courses 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.