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

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 “deepseek”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Onmyodev Connector for DeepSeek shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 515 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too low 2 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #2 3 AI Puffer – AI Chatbot & MCP Server for Claude and ChatGPT 10K+ · 4.6★ (166) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too low 4 AI Provider For DeepSeek 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot 30K+ · 4.8★ (515) wp.org #13 8 too low 6 GPTranslate – Multilingual AI Translation Agent for WordPress: Translate Your Site with AI 500+ · 5.0★ (34) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 WP Wand – AI Content Writer for OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, OpenRouter and Deepseek 1K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries 1K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 AI Content Wizard Lite — SEO Content & Planner for OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek & Gemini 10+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 Kognetiks Chatbot 500+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Hollisho Integration with DeepSeek for TranslatePress 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓1 8 too high 14 AI Translate: Affordable Context-Aware Translation 70+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15 TrueRanker 400+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #23 ↓1 8 too low 16 Limb AI Chatbot 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too high 17 简数采集器 1K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 Onmyodev Connector for DeepSeek 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 12 too high 19 HHG for TranslatePress 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑2 12 too high 20 SmartyPress AI Engine — Free AI Engine for Content Generation 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Antimanual – Compact AI Agent for Content, Chat & SEO Automation 100+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 AltGenix AI Image SEO 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Tranzly™ – AI Translation & Multilingual 7K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 PurePen AI – AI Content Generator with Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini & More 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.