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

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 “datenschutz”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

rapidmail: Newsletter & E-Mail Marketing for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) 10K+ · 4.0★ (116) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 PrivacyBee – Datenschutz im Autopilot 700+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 DSGVO All in one for WP 10K+ · 4.0★ (165) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Legal Text Connector of the IT-Recht Kanzlei 10K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 GDPR tools: Cookie notice + privacy 6K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 avalex – Automatisch sichere Rechtstexte 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 WP2LEADS | WordPress und KlickTipp einfach verbinden – WooCommerce und KlickTipp einfach verbinden 80+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #21 14 too low 8 AccessGO – Barrierefrei‑Plugin aus Deutschland: BFSG/BITV & DSGVO‑konform 50+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Enfants Img Performer 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Ultimate Form – Multi-Step Form Builder, Conversion Analytics & Lead Forms 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 getLaw WP API Client 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 W wpShopGermany – Protected Shops 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Vereinsantrag Formular 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Aiara Cookie Consent — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15 Datareporter Webcare 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Frinext Scan & Pay 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Essensinformationssystem (EIS 2.0) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 rapidmail: Newsletter & E-Mail Marketing for WooCommerce 400+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 AdSimple Cookie Consent Banner 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 4else Events – Event Teaser & Booking Connector 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Plankton Social Widget 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Raffle for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 SiteCockpit Integration 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.