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

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 “dj”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Jock On Air Now (JOAN) shows at wp.org #8 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 9 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! places #10 on merit, 4.2★ from 551 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 20K+ · 4.8★ (302) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 MDJM Event Management 40+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Music Player for Elementor – Audio Player & Podcast Player 10K+ · 4.7★ (123) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 DJ-Accessibility – Accessibility Plugin 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ · 4.8★ (175) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 Geo Mashup 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 MusicIDB Events Calendar 80+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Musician’s Pack for Elementor – Music Website Widgets & Templates 400+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Jock On Air Now (JOAN) 400+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 List MixCloud 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 H hearthis.at 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 VMPlayer 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 GigManager 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Scrobbled Blocks 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 MusicNetics Artist Toolkit 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 DJCockpit – Anfrageformular mit Terminprüfung — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 AICreativa Music Player — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 SoundNode Sticky Player for laut.fm — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 BackTheVibes Artist — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Servidores Seguros Radio Player — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.