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

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 “eniture”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Residential Address Detection shows at wp.org #1 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 23 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Small Package Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Small Package Quotes – For Customers of FedEx 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 LTL Freight Quotes – Worldwide Express Edition 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Small Package Quotes – UPS Edition 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 5 LTL Freight Quotes – ODFL Edition 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓4 4 too low 6 LTL Freight Quotes – SAIA Edition 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too low 7 Distance Based Shipping Calculator 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too high 8 Standard Box Sizes – for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 LTL Freight Quotes – Estes Edition 10+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓6 4 too low 10 LTL Freight Quotes – GlobalTranz Edition 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑6 2 too high 11 Small Package Quotes – Unishippers Edition 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too low 12 LTL Freight Quotes – FreightQuote Edition 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Flat Shipping Rates by Eniture Technology 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓4 4 too low 14 LTL Freight Quotes – Unishippers Edition 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too low 15 LTL Freight Quotes – For Customers of FedEx Freight 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 LTL Freight Quotes – TForce Edition 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 LTL Freight Quotes – Day & Ross Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Pallet Packaging for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑2 4 too high 19 LTL Freight Quotes – XPO Edition 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 LTL Freight Quotes – ABF Freight Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 LTL Freight Quotes – Echo Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 LTL Freight Quotes – R+L Carriers Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 LTL Freight Quotes – SEFL Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Residential Address Detection 300+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #1 23 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.