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

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 “disposable”, we agree with wp.org 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

Disposable Email Blocker – GravityForms shows at wp.org #3 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ 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

Waymark places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 54 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #1 2 Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ · 4.1★ (143) wp.org #2 3 reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ · 3.9★ (391) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #14 ↑5 10 too low 5 Blacklist Manager – WooCommerce Anti-Fraud, Blacklist & Checkout Verification 2K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #5 6 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #23 ↓10 17 too low 7 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 Reoon Email Verifier 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Clearout Email Validator – Real-Time Email Verification on WordPress Forms 500+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 DeBounce Email Validator 300+ · 3.9★ (16) wp.org #19 ↓1 9 too low 11 Email Validator for Contact Form 7 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Antideo Email Validator 700+ · 3.5★ (14) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 Anti Spam and list cleaner – AcyChecker 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Disposable Email Blocker – GravityForms 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Dam Spam 3K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 ZeroBounce Email Verification & Validation 900+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓3 2 too low 17 QuickEmailVerification 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↑1 4 too low 18 WPCoreTools Disposable Email Guard 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Advanced Email Filter for Elementor Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 11 too high 20 UserCheck 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Disposable Email Blocker – Contact Form 7 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too high 22 Wonderful Disposable Email Blocker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 LeadCop Disposable Email Checker — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Disposable Email Blocker – WPForms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑2 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.