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

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 “deeplink”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 2 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

LinkMyDeals shows at wp.org #4 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simply Static – The Static Site Generator places #4 on merit, 4.5★ from 195 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 VietQR 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 2 Tapfiliate 400+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 DiagnoSEO – Fast and Automated On-page SEO 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Simply Static – The Static Site Generator 30K+ · 4.5★ (195) wp.org #22 18 too low 5 payOS 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #6 7 Content Egg – Affiliate Product Importer & Price Comparison 10K+ · 3.9★ (56) wp.org #20 ↓2 13 too low 8 LinkMyDeals 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Casso Flow – Tự động xác nhận thanh toán chuyển khoản ngân hàng 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Stionic Core – Create Mobile app for WordPress news 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 SourceCue Button for Google Preferred Sources 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 OpenSheetMusicDisplay 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 VRLPRO Deeplinks & Dynamic QR Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Migrate away from Final Tiles 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 Migrate away from Envira Gallery 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 MIA, Bank Card & StarCard Payment Gateway for VictoriaBank (Community Edition) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Migrate away from Photoblocks Gallery 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 EOM Preferred Sources Button — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Opace Preferred Source Button & Analytics for Google — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 BookaSalon – Online Booking for Hair Salons, Barbers & Beauty Studios — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 Manila Stack Affiliate Boxes for Southeast Asia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 Instant Crypto Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 RecoveryFlow by WA.cr — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Coupomated Connect – Coupon API Data Feed 10+ · 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.