wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “enable edd comment”

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 “enable edd comment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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 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

SKT Addons for Elementor shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

پارسی دیت – Parsi Date places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 130 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262) not PHP-current wp.org #1 2

HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #2 3

PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #3 4

Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #6 2 too low 5

WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ · 5.0★ (1471) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6

Shield Security – Smart Bot Blocking, Brute-Force Login Protection & File Scanning 30K+ · 4.8★ (1039) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7

FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution 80K+ · 4.8★ (250) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8

Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9

ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 10K+ · 4.9★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #4 5 too high 10

Ninjalytics: Sales Reports & Order Export for WooCommerce and EDD 6K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11

تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #5 6 too high 12

پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #19 ↓2 7 too low 13

MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #18 ↓3 5 too low 14

Magic Login – Magic Link & Passwordless Authentication for WordPress – Login Without Password 3K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15

My Private Site – Make Your Whole Site Private, Force Login & Block Registration Spam 10K+ · 4.5★ (82) not PHP-current wp.org #20 ↓2 5 too low 16

La Sentinelle antispam 3K+ · 5.0★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17

Nexter Extension – Security, Performance, Code Snippets & Site Toolkit 10K+ · 4.7★ (13) heavy footprint thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑4 2 too high 18

Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too high 19

WP Performance 200+ · 4.9★ (28) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20

SKT Addons for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #10 10 too high 21

ThemeZee Widget Bundle 5K+ · 4.8★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22

Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial Workflow 300+ · 3.7★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23

Shiprocket 10K+ · 2.7★ (20) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24

Storage for EDD via S3-Compatible 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.