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

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 “discord”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 2 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

Add-On for Discord and Gravity Forms shows at wp.org #6 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 60+ 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

Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons places #7 on merit, 5.0★ from 775 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #11 8 too low 4 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #12 ↑2 8 too low 5 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #16 ↓3 10 too low 7 Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #22 ↑2 15 too low 8 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #18 ↓1 10 too low 9 Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (446) wp.org #21 ↓2 12 too low 10 Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button 200K+ · 4.9★ (696) wp.org #19 ↑2 9 too low 11 WP Discord Post Plus – Supports Unlimited Channels 600+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 WP Discord Invite 400+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #23 ↓8 9 too low 15 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #20 ↓2 5 too low 16 Social Preview and Open Graph Tags 50K+ · 4.6★ (122) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Notifications on Discord for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 ExpressTechSoftwares Discord Add-on for Paid Memberships Pro 600+ · 4.3★ (20) wp.org #14 ↓4 5 too high 20 miniOrange Discord Integration 100+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 ExpressTechSoftwares Addon for MemberPress and Discord 100+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 WC Sale Discord Notifications 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 13 too high 23 Init Pulse For Discord – Webhooks, Roles, Instant 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑1 15 too high 24 Add-On for Discord and Gravity Forms 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 18 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.