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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “executive transfer”

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 “executive transfer”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 15. 1 plugin is 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.

Ranked above its merit

Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS shows at wp.org #4 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Webvizio 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Executive VIP Transfer Service 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Chauffeur Booking 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 ScriptSpy – Third-Party Script Intelligence — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 EBANX Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 3.7★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓2 9 too low 6 360 Reclamaciones — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Shop Explorer – AI Inventory Management | Complete Store Management Solution for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too low 8 Saral Sales Desk — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Subscription & Recurring Billing – Memberships, Invoices & Automated Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too high 10 Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 OmnifyWP eCommerce — Fast Online Store, Digital Downloads & Global Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Noesia Smart Waiter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too high 13 AnyWareX JobPool — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 W WP Notices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 PagSeguro International Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 70+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 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.