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

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 “dock”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Sticky Content – Make Any Section Sticky on Scroll shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ · 3.8★ (135) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 T Themify Audio Dock 900+ · 3.5★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 OpenStation – Admin Dashboard Notes, Custom Dashboard, AI Assistant & PWA 1K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 700+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Addonify – Compare Products For WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 LiveLang – Smart Multilingual Visual Translator 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 DockAccess Accessibility Widget 300+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #2 ↑3 7 too high 10 RobArt Text Collector 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 ODD — Apps for OpenStation 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Hunter Dock – Mobile Bottom Navigation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Tapdock – Floating Call & Chat Buttons 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑2 14 WhoKnew Signal – Self-Hosted Web Push Notifications & PWA 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 9 too low 15 Titula 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 CTCL Image Gallery 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 M Mobi Notice Dock — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Quick-Launch Dashboard Dock – Fast WP Admin Shortcuts & Floating Dashboard Navigation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Dock Order History Product Restrictions for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 VMPlayer 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 DockAccess AI Alt Generator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 AI Content Writer & Auto Blogging for WordPress 30+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 NoticePulse — Notification Bar, Announcement Bar & Cookie Notice 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Sticky Content – Make Any Section Sticky on Scroll 500+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #9 15 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.