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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “dynamic copyright”

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 “dynamic copyright”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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

Dynamic Copyright Year Customizer shows at wp.org #1 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 200+ 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

Blocksy Companion places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 93 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 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #7 6 too low 2 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 8K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #3 4 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too low 5 DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.7★ (99) wp.org #5 6 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 Dynamic Year Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Head Meta Data 10K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 Ocean Extra 400K+ · 3.3★ (67) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 Blocksy Companion 300K+ · 4.7★ (93) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #22 ↓1 9 too low 14 Dynamic Copyright Year Customizer 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 13 too high 15 Dynamic Copyright Year 800+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #2 13 too high 16 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Meta for WooCommerce 400K+ · 2.1★ (481) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 Ocean Social Sharing 60K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 Stratum Widgets for Elementor 20K+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Header Footer Builder for Elementor 30K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too high 21 TemplateSpare – 1000+ WordPress Starter Templates & Full Site Migration Tool | 1-Click Import/Export & No-Code Builder 10K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 Ocean Product Sharing 20K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too high 23 Futurio Extra 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑2 6 too high 24 Ovation Elements 10K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 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.