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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “drupal to wordpress”

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 “drupal to wordpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 4 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

BMLT WordPress Satellite shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ 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

Widgets for Airbnb Reviews places #11 on merit, 4.6★ from 60 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 FG Drupal to WordPress 700+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #1 2 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593) wp.org #2 3 reSmush.it : The original free image compressor and optimizer plugin 100K+ · 4.3★ (166) wp.org #3 4 Instapage Plugin 4K+ · 4.8★ (218) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) 1K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #5 6 Widget Context 30K+ · 4.5★ (98) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags 4K+ · 4.6★ (306) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist 9K+ · 4.9★ (111) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #15 ↓3 6 too low 10 WP DSGVO Tools (GDPR) 10K+ · 4.0★ (116) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Next-Cart Store to WooCommerce Migration 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 WP SPID Italia 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Editoria11y Accessibility Checker 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑2 15 Dropshipping XML for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Socicon 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too high 17 BMLT WordPress Satellite 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 CMS ADMINS Security Check Report 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑3 1 too high 19 P Planyo online reservation system 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Store Locator Widget 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 PHP Vitals 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 PressMeGPT – Header & Footer for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 23 User Sync 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too high 24 Solr Search for WordPress 100+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.