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

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 “customiser”, we and wp.org disagree 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

ThemeHunk Customizer shows at wp.org #2 but places #6 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Tabby Responsive Tabs 10K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Sign Customiser – Custom Sign Designer for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 Android 5.0 Lollipop Status Bar Customiser 70+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 4 Presta Products for WordPress 70+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Dynamic Product Gallery for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.1★ (37) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 ThemeHunk Customizer 6K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #2 ↓1 4 too high 7 PitchPrint 300+ · 3.7★ (30) wp.org #19 12 too low 8 Online Indicator For Twitch 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 ReviewPine: Google Reviews Widget, Slider and Badge 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Cloud SAML SSO – Single Sign On Login 80+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 SimpleBar – Admin Bar Customiser 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Opal Woo Custom Product Variation 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Disable Customizer 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Nightingale Companion 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 Callback 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 LoginHue Admin Login Customiser — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Precise Expressions Product Customiser 3D Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 GDPR Consent 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Precise Expressions Product Customizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 ct4gg — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Gutenberg Login Page Customizer – Custom Login, Login URL and Limit Attempts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓10 23 Modules Reviews — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Serenity Booking — Appointment, Class & Consultation Scheduling 10+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.