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

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

Show IDs by Echo shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ 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.

Buried gem

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 55 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager 100K+ · 4.8★ (298) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Modal Dialog 500+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Easy Modal 6K+ · 4.4★ (124) wp.org #4 5 Widget Content Blocks 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Crop-Thumbnails 40K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #15 ↓6 8 too low 8 Timed Content 5K+ · 4.6★ (41) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #21 12 too low 10 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #6 ↑17 4 too high 11 WP API SwaggerUI 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 MakeITeasy Popup 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Elements Hive for Breakdance 1K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 OpenStation – Admin Dashboard Notes, Custom Dashboard, AI Assistant & PWA 1K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #22 ↓4 8 too low 15 Cookiez – GDPR & CCPA Cookie Banner & Consent Manager 50K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 AI Chat App – Live Agent Handover, Help Docs, Email, Call Button, Fast Support 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too high 17 WProofreader spell & grammar check plugin for WordPress 4K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #17 ↓3 18 Scroll Down Arrow 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 Creative Addons for Elementor 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too high 20 Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 13 too high 21 Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓6 3 too low 22 Extend Link 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 Spinnaker Dialog Lightboxes — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 Booking Manager – Sync WP Booking Calendar – Import Events, Export Bookings to ICS Calendar 5K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓3 5 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.