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

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 “diving”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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

Dive Sites Manager shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Say What? 40K+ · 4.3★ (92) wp.org #1 2 WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine 3K+ · 4.7★ (164) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Whols – Wholesale Prices and B2B Store Solution for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 HTML Tag and Class Replace 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Achievements sports league 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Divelogs Widget 20+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Read More Button – Expand Content Without Refresh 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Supercharger AI — Ultimate Engagement Toolkit 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too high 9 Todo List Block 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 SL Gift Cards & Store Credits — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 Dive Admin — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Mochyon Pulse 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 Show Post ID with Sorting 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Easy Error Log 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 Diving Calculators — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 16 Wedevlops Custom Horizontal Menu — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 HarborBook — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 AI GenProTools for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 S Scripts and Styles Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 Nautilus Trips 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Vev – Digital Content Creation & Page Builder 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 F Fish Tail — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Necessary Blocks – Page Builder, Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 Dive Sites Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 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.