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

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 “diet”, 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Keto Calculator shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 DietPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #1 2 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #2 3 WP Calorie Calculator 900+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #3 4 Calculator Builder – Create an Online Calculator 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too low 5 Diet Calorie Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 B bbp buddypress profile information 70+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 B bbp profile information 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓2 2 too high 10 Tasty Recipes Lite – WordPress Recipe Card Plugin with Built-In Recipe Schema 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Scrumptious – Recipe Cards 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑15 7 too high 12 Calorie Calculator 100+ · 3.4★ (10) wp.org #12 ↑2 13 Spiff 3D Product Customizer and Product Designer for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 FitCalc – Health Calculators & Wellness Tools 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Health & Fitness Calculators Suite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Boma Pet Nutrition Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 Keto Macro Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 PlugTide Digital Menu for Restaurants — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓3 3 too high 19 Your Move Nutrition – Calorie Calculator, Tracker & Barcode Scanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Luntsi – Lunch Menu — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 AI-Only Pages — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 M Miracuves Editor Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 MenuGPS – Restaurant Menus — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 K Keto Calculator 80+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓2 11 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.