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

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

Czech QR Payments for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 200+ 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.

Buried gem

Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 802 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. 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 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #2 3 MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) wp.org #3 4 Orphans 50K+ · 5.0★ (164) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator 200K+ · 4.9★ (802) wp.org #12 ↓3 5 too low 8 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #8 ↑6 9 WP Sitemap Page 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #14 ↑8 4 too low 11 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Zalomení 6K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 ICS Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (72) wp.org #20 ↓9 6 too low 15 Flexible Map 7K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ · 3.9★ (391) wp.org #23 ↑1 7 too low 17 Disable Emails 30K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 WPify Woo – Withdrawal, CRN/VAT, QR payments, Heureka and more for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #16 ↓3 2 too high 19 CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner 400K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↑3 15 too high 20 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Log Emails 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Packeta 8K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 Czech QR Payments for WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 16 too high 24 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #24 ↓8

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.