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

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 “ecards”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 15. 2 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

RsCards Maker – Greeting Cards, E-Cards, Christmas Cards & Holiday Wishes shows at wp.org #9 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP eCards – Branded Digital Greeting Cards 300+ · 4.4★ (26) wp.org #1 2 eCards Lite – Christmas, Birthday & Thank-You E-Cards 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #2 3 Playlist Player for YouTube – Fast, Privacy-Friendly Playlists & Channel Feed 1K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 ImagePress – Front-End Photo Uploads & Member Galleries 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Block for Font Awesome Icons – Searchable Icon Picker, SVG, FA 7 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #5 6 ECard – Digital Visiting Card 300+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 W3P SEO – Lightweight SEO, Schema & AI Search Toolkit 90+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Metro Tabs – Vertical, Responsive & Linkable Tabs Block 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 eID-Login 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 FavePay for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 WP Guardian – Security Hardening Checklist & Lightweight Firewall 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Donatico – Stripe Donations & Recurring Giving — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 FastPayNow By Fave — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 RsCards Maker – Greeting Cards, E-Cards, Christmas Cards & Holiday Wishes 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Property Drive – Real Estate Listings, Search & Map 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 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.