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

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 server”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 18 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 #21 on merit, a gap of 15 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

Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 709 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 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #1 ↑16 2 FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) 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 #8 5 too low 4 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #7 ↓3 3 too low 5 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too low 6 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #17 ↓2 11 too low 7 WP Discord Post Plus – Supports Unlimited Channels 600+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 WP Discord Invite 400+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ · 4.6★ (709) wp.org #22 ↓2 13 too low 10 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #19 ↑3 9 too low 11 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #23 ↓5 12 too low 12 ExpressTechSoftwares Discord Add-on for Paid Memberships Pro 600+ · 4.3★ (20) wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too high 13 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #21 ↑3 8 too low 14 Loggedin – Session Manager, Limit Concurrent Logins & Force Logout 8K+ · 4.9★ (112) wp.org #24 ↓1 10 too low 15 WC Sale Discord Notifications 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 ExpressTechSoftwares Addon for MemberPress and Discord 200+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 phpinfo() WP – Site Health, PHP Compatibility & Server Audit 3K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 Notifications on Discord for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓1 9 too high 20 miniOrange Discord Integration 100+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too high 21 Add-On for Discord and Gravity Forms 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 15 too high 22 Init Pulse For Discord – Webhooks, Roles, Instant 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 Gaming-Plus Game Server Status 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑5 7 too high 24 Discord Display 100+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.