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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “display sleep”

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 “display sleep”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

BKoding – Orphan Page Finder shows at wp.org #10 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 20+ 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

Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 142 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPMR Google Feed Manager for WooCommerce – Sell on Google Merchant Center & Shopping 10K+ · 4.5★ (127) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 PDF Builder for WooCommerce. Create invoices,packing slips and more 2K+ · 4.7★ (145) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ 6K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #5 6 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Printus – Automatic Cloud Order Printing for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Newsletter Sign-Up for CleverReach 2K+ · 3.3★ (15) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 AI Chatbot for WooCommerce & Live Chat – onWebChat 700+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #9 10 Foyer – Digital Signage for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Gym Builder – Class Timetable & Booking for Gyms, Fitness & Yoga Studios 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Taxonomy Images 8K+ · 4.4★ (40) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Post Kinds 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 ClearPost – AI Auto Blogging & SEO Agent 80+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 BKoding – Orphan Page Finder 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Hotel Booking for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Sentio Widgets for Elementor 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 WriteText.ai 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 New Users Monitor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Webaaty – Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Health Monitor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Setter AI – AI Chatbot for Appointment Booking & Lead Generation 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 UV Realtime Crypto Dashboard — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.