Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “exercise”, 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

Manago AI & Leadoo AI shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Price by Quantity & Bulk Quantity Discounts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too low 7 Withdrawal Button – Easy Return 400+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Show Fit File 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Ultimate Appointment Booking & Scheduling 80+ · 4.1★ (20) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 SEO Metrics 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 Calorie Calculator 100+ · 3.4★ (10) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Affiliates for WooCommerce – Affiliate Program, Referral Tracking & Commission Payouts 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓2 8 too low 13 CFF Fitness and Health Operations 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 WM Workout Manager 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 SUBRE – Product Subscription for WooCommerce – Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too high 16 Conformitico Recesso 54-bis for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 7 too low 17 Role and Customer Based Pricing for WooCommerce 40+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Manago AI & Leadoo AI 900+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓3 11 too high 19 EU2673 Withdrawal Button 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too high 20 Quantity Discounts, Breaks & Product Bundles for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 Mevabi – Daily Word Puzzle 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑4 4 too high 22 Livre Resolução para Lojas Online 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 EU Withdrawal Manager for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Audio Editor & Recorder 100+ · 3.0★ (2) 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.