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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “embed gist”

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 “embed gist”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

oEmbed Gists and Files shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 20+ 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.

Buried gem

Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 80 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 G Github Embed 1K+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 10K+ · 4.8★ (438) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Subscribe Forms – Beautiful Email Forms, Embedded Newsletter Forms & MailChimp Form 2K+ · 4.7★ (60) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #7 8 Seriously Simple Podcasting 20K+ · 4.7★ (330) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too low 9 Flexible Map 7K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Pastacode 400+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Formality 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Embed Extended – Embed Maps, Videos, Websites, Source Codes, and more 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 O oEmbed Gists and Files 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 12 too high 16 TurboPress Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 JHMG AI Editor for Divi 5 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Gist All-In-One Marketing – Live Chat, Popups, Email 500+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Code Block – share beautiful code snippets readers can copy 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 iG:Syntax Hiliter 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too high 21 Gist API Code insert — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Gist for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Rankwell AI — Journalism Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 W WP Github Gist 30+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.