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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable ping”

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 “disable ping”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Baidu Ping Booster shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 40+ 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

wpForo Forum places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 390 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 No Self Ping 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #1 2 Disable XML-RPC-API 100K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #2 3 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ · 4.7★ (213) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 wpForo Forum 20K+ · 4.7★ (390) wp.org #15 ↓3 8 too low 8 JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more 1K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 CSV Importer Plus for ACF 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Mass Ping Tool for SEO – WordPress ping list to get indexed faster on Google, Yandex, … 400+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 Disabler 900+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 HTTP Requests Manager 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↑3 14 Falcon – Cache, Performance, Security, Cleanup, and Tweaks 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Baidu Ping Booster 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Delete & Disable Comments 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Custom Sitemap Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Omni Ping List Checker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑2 7 too high 20 Performance & Security 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 PRyC WP: Disable self trackback 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 BabyLoveGrowth Integration 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Do Not Allow Comments Everywhere 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 HT Security 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 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.