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

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 “dxf”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 18.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Neon Channel Product Customizer Free shows at wp.org #5 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 40+ 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 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #1 2 3DPrint Lite 600+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #2 3 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #3 4 Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #4 5 B BSK PDF Manager 7K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 AR for WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 AR for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Quote & Cut — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Neon Channel Product Customizer Free 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 3DPrint – 3D Print Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Visuaro – Product Designer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 GaugeQuote — Product Options & Price Formulas — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 PartWork.ai 3D Viewer – CAD, STEP & STL Files — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 R RIICT Intranet — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 SeekMake – Instant 3D Printing Quote Plugin on your Website 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Skwirrel PIM sync for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 AFB – Auto Form Builder: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Multi-Step Forms, Conditional Logic & AI 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 DXFViewer 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18

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.