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

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 “egypt”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

Taager Addon shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

ConveyThis AI Multilingual Translation places #1 on merit, 4.4★ from 145 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 ConveyThis AI Multilingual Translation 1K+ · 4.4★ (145) wp.org #10 9 too low 2 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 AmaSync – Amazon Affiliate Plugin, Product Importer for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Paystack Easy Digital Downloads Payment Gateway 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 PayLexer – Payment Integration Solution for WordPress (Stripe, PayPal, Paystack, and more) 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 EgyDevInfo Egypt Cities & Shipping Rates for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 S SIDEUP Shipping Egypt — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Muslim Prayer Times 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Mylerz 50+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 XPay for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 TrackKaro – Courier Tracking & COD 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Yaxii Smart Form Lite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 Daleel – Arabic States for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 EgyDevInfo Size Chart for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 EgyDevInfo Manual Transfer Gateway for InstaPay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 EgyDevInfo Down Payment for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Renexa Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 Now Shipping for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 AfriRegions City & Neighborhood for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too high 22 Daftar Cash – Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 F FlashQ 1-Hour Delivery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Taager Addon 200+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 11 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.