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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “driver tip”

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 “driver tip”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 17.

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.

Buried gem

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup places #6 on merit, 4.5★ from 7676 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #1 2 Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #2 3 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #3 4 WPCafe – Restaurant Menu, Online Food Ordering & Table Booking System 5K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Orderable – Restaurant & Food Ordering System 5K+ · 4.6★ (40) wp.org #5 6 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 FoodOrd – Online Food Ordering & Table Reservation System 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Tip the Helper — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Ecomtrackify Omni Tips for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Eva – Last Mile Delivery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 ReceiptKit for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too high 12 OrderWorth – Cost of Goods & Profit Reports for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 E E-Challan Check Punjab – PSCA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 VEFmultiBooking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Beplus Performance Booster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 Mega Database Cleanup – Speed Up & Optimize Database for WooCommerce, Elementor & WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 17 Senpex On-Demand Delivery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2

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.