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

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 “expedia”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 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 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

Reservit Hotel shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 8K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #3 ↑4 1 too low 3 Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Widgets for Expedia Reviews 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 ↑1 3 too high 5 Customer Reviews Collector for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too low 7 Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too low 8 Reviews Widgets for Google & 45+ platforms by Repuso 1K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #6 ↑2 2 too high 9 Widgets for Amazon Reviews 2K+ · 4.0★ (45) wp.org #11 ↑2 2 too low 10 Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #10 ↑2 11 Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too high 12 Widgets for Ebay Reviews 500+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too low 13 Host Domination Booking Engine: Calendar Sync & Reservation System 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Widgets for Capterra Reviews 100+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Zeevou 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑2 5 too low 16 Widgets for Zillow Reviews 300+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↑3 2 too high 17 Widgets for Opentable Reviews 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too high 18 Widgets for Foursquare Reviews 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 3 too low 19 Widgets for Hotels.com Reviews 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑3 2 too high 20 Review widget addon for Divi 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Review Widgets for Szallas.hu 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 Review widget addon for Elementor 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Widgets for WordPress Reviews 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑2 4 too high 24 Reservit Hotel 300+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑2 12 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.