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

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 “diamonds”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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

Keyideas Jewelry Customizer – Diamond Ring Builder & Engagement Rings for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #1 2 SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #4 ↑3 2 too low 3 Datafeedr Comparison Sets 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 4 Gold Price Based on Weight 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 ITS Jewellery Price Plugin 20+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #10 ↑5 5 too low 6 Smooth Custom Cursor 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Product Badges For WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Badges Woo 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 9 Pixel Gallery Addons for Elementor 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Ultimate Cursor – Interactive and Animated Custom Cursor and Background Effects Toolkit 3K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Business Card Block – present your team and contact info in style 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too low 12 GemFind Diamond Link 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too high 13 Keyideas Jewelry Customizer – Diamond Ring Builder & Engagement Rings for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 Groundworx Carousel 90+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 GemFind Ring Builder 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too high 17 Keyideas Jewelry Filter & Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 NinjaDraw – Diagram, Flowchart, Mind Map & Sketching Tool 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Diamond Sierra Site Defense — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Novixa Addons for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑4 3 too high 21 PausAR – 3D and AR Viewer Metrics 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 BuildARing — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too high 23 BuildAPendant — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 Kabook Editor Tools 10+ · 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.