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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “d3”

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 “d3”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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

GlobeProof – 3D Customer & Review Globe for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #15 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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 Disk Usage Sunburst 9K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #1 2 Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Extensions for Leaflet Map 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #3 4 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 WebEquipe Spin & Win Wheel 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 6 Visual Crossing Weather Forecast – Real-Time Weather & Forecast Widget 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 LIQUID TREEMAP 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 ImageSnippets Gallery Block 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 WP Add Custom CSS and JS 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 SiteGalaxy — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 FlexyConsent – Cookie Consent Management (GDPR, CCPA, IAB TCF) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑2 2 too high 13 GeneaCanvas GEDCOM Family Tree 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 StorePulse – Live Store Dashboard 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑8 15 SolveBeam Diagrams with Mermaid — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 ebrao_globe_statistics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Albion Link Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Rhoos Analytics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 GlobeProof – 3D Customer & Review Globe for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Profit Margin Reports for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 ACS Internal Links — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 A Article Relationship Graph for YARPP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Decomp Concept Graph — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 TamRank SEO – SEO Audit, Search Console, Schema & Redirects — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.