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

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 “dash”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Radio Player Page shows at wp.org #8 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Twentig Supercharged Block Editor – Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 171 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ultimate Client Dash 2K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #1 2 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136) wp.org #6 ↑2 4 too low 3 WP Last Login 10K+ · 3.8★ (26) wp.org #3 4 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #13 ↑4 9 too low 5 Super Video player – Fully Customizable Video Player with Playlist 2K+ · 4.2★ (30) wp.org #5 6 Easy Dash for LearnDash 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ · 4.6★ (195) wp.org #17 ↑7 10 too low 8 Simple Dashboard Todo 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Twentig Supercharged Block Editor – Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio 20K+ · 4.9★ (171) wp.org #24 ↓8 15 too low 10 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway 400+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 Videojs HTML5 Player 7K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #12 13 Bradmax Player 1K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Image Optimization For SEO 3K+ · 3.7★ (12) wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too high 15 SideMenu 900+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #20 ↑1 5 too low 16 Disabler 900+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Radio Player Page 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 ↑10 9 too high 18 Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 MediaBlaster – Video CMS, Vimeo Import, Live TV & Podcasts 200+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Search Atlas SEO – OTTO AI SEO Automation for WordPress 7K+ · 3.3★ (24) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓15 22 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Media Player Addons for Elementor – Audio and Video Widgets for Elementor 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Dash Effortless Digital Asset Management 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.