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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “e book”

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 “e book”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 91 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 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 BA Book Everything 10K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress 500+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #23 ↓1 13 too low 11 WP Click to Chat – Email, Live Chat, Call & Book Now Buttons 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Fattura24 400+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #19 ↑2 7 too low 13 Easy Media Download 8K+ · 4.0★ (28) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Ebook Store 700+ · 4.4★ (60) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Affiliate Links – Link Cloaking and Management 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↓1 11 too high 18 Flexible PDF Coupons – Gift Cards & Vouchers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Flipbook PDF Viewer & Embedder 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓3 7 too high 20 VikAppointments Services Booking Calendar 500+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Bangla Web Fonts 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 Legal Text Connector of the IT-Recht Kanzlei 10K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 LeadConnector 20K+ · 2.3★ (11) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.