wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable text selecting”
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 text selecting”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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
Awesome Guten Text – 8 Powerful Blocks for Gutenberg shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Translate WordPress with GTranslate places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 4962 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869)
wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too low 2 
Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601)
wp.org #4 ↑3 2 too low 3 
Auto Alt Text 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 too high 4 
Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397)
wp.org #5 ↑3 1 too low 5 
Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726)
wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 
WP Content Copy Protection with Color Design 5K+ · 4.5★ (25)
wp.org #3 3 too high 7 
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51)
wp.org #6 ↓4 1 too high 8 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #13 5 too low 9 
Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154)
wp.org #9 ↓4 10 
Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131)
wp.org #10 11 
Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61)
wp.org #11 ↑1 12 
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #14 2 too low 13 
Variation Price Display Range for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (43)
wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 
Remove Dashboard Access 30K+ · 4.6★ (78)
wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 
Flexible Product Fields (WooCommerce Product Addons) – WooCommerce Product Page Editor 10K+ · 4.5★ (106)
wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 
CMB2 300K+ · 5.0★ (91)
wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 
Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703)
wp.org #20 3 too low 18 
Choosly – Product Variations Swatches for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (76)
wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 
CP Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 
Swatchly – Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (29)
wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 
PiWeb Live sales notification for WooCommerce 40K+ · 4.1★ (29)
wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Awesome Guten Text – 8 Powerful Blocks for Gutenberg 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓1 15 too high 23 
Variation Price Display For WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #15 8 too high 24 
Tilopay 2K+ · 4.3★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #23 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.