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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “entity recognition”

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 “entity recognition”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Aidentity Generative Engine Optimizer shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simply Static – The Static Site Generator places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 195 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 DOOFINDER Search and Discovery for WP & WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (127) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 DiagnoSEO – Fast and Automated On-page SEO 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Kognetiks Chatbot 500+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 HIPAA Compliant Forms with Drag’n’Drop HIPAA Form Builder. Sign HIPAA documents 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Simply Static – The Static Site Generator 30K+ · 4.5★ (195) wp.org #20 ↓3 15 too low 6 ByTheWeb GEO – AI Visibility & SEO Toolkit 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 AI Generative Search Optimizer 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 Reviews Feed – Add Testimonials and Customer Reviews From Google Reviews, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and More 100K+ · 4.3★ (36) wp.org #21 ↓3 13 too low 9 Virtuaria Payments with PagBank for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #24 ↓3 15 too low 10 Post Affiliate Pro 400+ · 4.6★ (23) wp.org #22 ↓3 12 too low 11 SOOZ – AI for SEO – Bulk Generate Focus Keyphrases, Metadata, Alt Text (SEO Autopilot) 2K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #19 ↓3 8 too low 12 Limb AI Chatbot 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Bulk Export Import Images SEO Attributes 20+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Commandify – Command Palette, Content Search, Themes Control, Product Edits, Context Actions, Dynamic content, Page builders navigation and actions 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑2 6 too high 15 Aidentity Generative Engine Optimizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 VizzEx — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too high 17 SchemaSense – Smart Structured Data 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 wAnswers – SEO-First Q&A 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 PlexBlocks – Business Hours for Block Editor 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 DPLS Schema AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 AI Data Layer – AI SEO & AI Search Optimization: llms.txt, MCP Server, Schema (AEO/GEO) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too high 22 PERSONAIZER – AI Chatbot & Live Chat for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 Mietfux – Mietverwaltung für Vermieter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Content Performance Analyzer – GA4 & Search Console Content Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 1 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.