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

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 “ellipsis”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 5 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

Read More WP shows at wp.org #2 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ 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 wp.org
1 A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ · 4.3★ (101) wp.org #1 2 AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor 20K+ · 4.9★ (84) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too low 4 Read More Excerpt Link 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress 500+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Decent Comments 1K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Plugins List 700+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 Dynamic Team Manager – Team Member Showcase with grid, slider, table Elementor widget & shortcode 900+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 Panorama – Turn Photos into Immersive Virtual Tours 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Read More WP 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑1 9 too high 12 Disabler 900+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Human Presence – Stop Form Spam Without ReCaptcha 1K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 Search & Replace Text in Blocks 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 EU Consumer Rights for WooCommerce – Guarantee Notice, GARAN Label, Withdrawal Button, Right to Repair, Omnibus Price & GPSR 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 T TGG – WP Optimizer 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓1 9 too high 17 Preserve Code Formatting 400+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Auto Featured Image (Auto Generated) 200+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too low 19 Consistency – Typography Corrector for Gutenberg 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Eventful for Elementor – Events Showcase for The Events Calendar 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Related Posts by ThemeinProgress 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Negaresh 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Webixso – WordPress Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Crawler Record 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 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.