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

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 “diary”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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 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

Stories for Ultimate Member shows at wp.org #7 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Church Admin 900+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #1 2 DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 XX2WP Integration Tools 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Run Log 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 PB Gig Diary — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 DadsFam SMTP 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 DadsFam Login Security 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 MML Booking Calendar 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 9 DiaryPress 90+ · 2.0★ (5) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Buildler: Book and Grow — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 xiaochen – Auto Writer & Comment Reply — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 LineSW Search Rank Monitor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 My FastAPP 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Lovely Notes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 Your Move Nutrition – Calorie Calculator, Tracker & Barcode Scanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Doctor Appointment Booking & Clinic Management – Alnora — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 S SavorPilot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Takumi Private Gate — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 RISET – Project Profit & Expense Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 ModuleFest Pet Walker – Pet Walking Business Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 subba – AI Receptionist, Chatbot & Online Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Alsoworks Fitness Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 Stories for Ultimate Member 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #7 17 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.