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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “estate agent”

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 “estate agent”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

RealPress – Real Estate Plugin shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 400+ 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

Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 1597 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Real Estate 7K+ · 4.3★ (52) wp.org #1 2 Realtyna Organic IDX plugin + WPL Real Estate 1K+ · 4.7★ (203) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Estatik Real Estate Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (187) wp.org #4 ↓2 5 SupportCandy – AI Customer Support Ticket System & Live Chatbot Agent 10K+ · 4.9★ (289) wp.org #9 ↑2 4 too low 6 Presto Player 100K+ · 4.8★ (346) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 Easy Property Listings 5K+ · 4.7★ (112) wp.org #7 8 GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 10K+ · 4.8★ (716) wp.org #15 ↑5 7 too low 9 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #18 ↓5 9 too low 10 Showcase IDX Real Estate Search & Lead Capture 2K+ · 3.8★ (35) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 WPCasa – Real Estate for WordPress 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Responsive Mortgage Calculator 7K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #12 13 Optima Express IDX 10K+ · 3.2★ (45) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 Havenlytics – Real Estate Listings, Property Search & Agent Workspace 70+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too low 15 RealPress – Real Estate Plugin 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↑1 12 too high 16 Buying Buddy IDX CRM – Real Estate MLS Plugin 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 Mortgage Calculator 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX 200+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #20 ↑4 2 too low 19 MLSImport: IDX Plugin & MLS Plugin for Real Estate Listings 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 8 too high 20 Simple Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓6 4 too low 21 Property Hive Stamp Duty Calculator 800+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 immonex Kickstart Team 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Crucial Real Estate 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #23 24 Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 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.