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

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 “datafeed”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 7 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

Awin Data Feed shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ 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 WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets 100K+ · 4.7★ (1962) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import 20K+ · 4.4★ (588) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Datafeedr API 5K+ · 4.0★ (13) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP 100K+ · 4.5★ (252) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 5K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Auto Affiliate Links 2K+ · 4.1★ (39) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 FoxyShop 80+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Datafeedr Product Sets 5K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Impresee’s Smart Search Bar 10+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 MyFeeds — Affiliate Product Feed Importer & Shoppable Product Cards — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Lift & Trail Status — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Feedoptimise 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 DataFeedWatch Connector for WooCommerce 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too high 15 Awin Data Feed 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 REVIEWS.io for WooCommerce 1K+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 A Alfieliate WordPress plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 I iVolunteer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 CouponPanel 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 S SnapImpact — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 S Sailthru Triggermail — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 F FMTC Pods 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 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.