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

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 “electrical”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 20.

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

MDS Quick Estimate shows at wp.org #19 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Calculator Builder – Create an Online Calculator 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Wonderful Fatal Circuit Breaker 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 3

ilGhera Contributo RAEE for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 4

Form & Phone Lead Tracker for Local Service Businesses – Lead Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 5

ScopeQuote Cost Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 6

WattPencil Appliance Running Cost — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 7

Exayard — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 8 S Smart Forms by Livable Forms — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 9

Gremio Kit — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 10

narSolutions Estimate & Booking Calculator – Quote, Room & Deposit Calculator for Service Businesses — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 11

RISET – Project Profit & Expense Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 12

WebWerk Service Quote — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 13

Flexi Booking System — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 14

Gigneo – WordPress Service Marketplace & Platform Builder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 15

TradeSchool Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 16

Converly: Conversion Tracking for Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7 & More — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #16 17

Flexa Local Services — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 18

From Unit Converter to Unit-Aware Quantities & Calculators — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 19

Build a House — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20

ChatCatch – Guided Chat Enquiries & Lead Capture — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21

GreenMetrics – Website Carbon Footprint, Sustainability & Performance Metrics 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22

MDL Spam Filter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23

MDS Quick Estimate — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24

WP POWER CALCULATOR 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1

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.