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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “f12”

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 “f12”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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

Do Not Copy shows at wp.org #14 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 1138 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Disabled Source, Disabled Right Click and Content Protection 10K+ · 4.9★ (103) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too low 3 F12 Floating Menu, sticky menu for WordPress 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 F12 Profiler 400+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 WP Protect Content 1K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Disable Right Click RB – Content Copy Protection, Prevent Copy & No Right Click 600+ · 4.2★ (14) wp.org #7 ↑5 1 too high 9 Right Click Ban – Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection 400+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 CopyProof Website 300+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 Simple Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Right Click Disable for Secure 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 eDarpan: Website Protection 200+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 Forge12 Accessories for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 WPCopyRights网站防复制插件 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Fast Yandex Metrika 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑6 1 too low 17 Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Do Not Copy 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑4 4 too high 19 Kripanov Anticopia 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 TTM Content Shield 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Shop Search for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Disable Inspect Tools 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 Clicklastica 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Content Protection and Disable Right Click 40+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.