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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “dynamics 365”

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 “dynamics 365”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

All-in-One Microsoft 365 & Entra ID / Azure AD SSO Login shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection places #3 on merit, 4.6★ from 3992 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Dynamics 365 Integration 500+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Kadence Security – Password, Two Factor Authentication, and Brute Force Protection 700K+ · 4.6★ (3992) wp.org #10 7 too low 4 WP Dynamics CRM for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms 300+ · 4.9★ (19) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Integrate Dynamics 365 CRM 80+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 WPO365 | MICROSOFT 365 GRAPH MAILER 10K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #6 7 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 WP Gravity Forms Dynamics CRM 300+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10 WP Fusion Lite – Marketing Automation and CRM Integration for WordPress 4K+ · 5.0★ (69) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too low 12 YaySMTP – WP Mail SMTP with Email Logs, Tracking & Reports 10K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #12 13 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14 BlogVault Backup & Staging 80K+ · 4.6★ (332) wp.org #20 ↑1 6 too low 15 MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 10K+ · 4.8★ (438) wp.org #18 ↑2 3 too low 16 miniOrange Embed Files for SharePoint/OneDrive 700+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 ShopMagic – email automation for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (78) wp.org #21 ↑3 4 too low 18 Tawk.To Live Chat 100K+ · 4.6★ (142) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 All-in-One Microsoft 365 & Entra ID / Azure AD SSO Login 600+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 DataPress (Dataverse Integration) 90+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage 4K+ · 3.9★ (51) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Payoneer Checkout 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Sync for Dynamics 365 Business Central — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.