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

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 “faceted”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

AnyTrack for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 100+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #1 2 WP Search with Algolia 7K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #2 3 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor) 70K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load 30K+ · 4.8★ (287) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Tainacan 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) 100K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Extensions For CF7 (Contact form 7 Database, Conditional Fields and Redirection) 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Yuto – Meilisearch Integrator 50+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 MemberKits – Ultimate Member for Elementor 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 FileDeck – Document Library, Download Manager & Client Portal 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 SwiftSearch for Typesense 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Sieve – Faceted Filter for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 CelerSearch – AI-Powered Instant Search with Meilisearch 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 F Faceted Search for Ultimate Member 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Searchcraft — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 AnyTrack for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Fast Filter for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 WPEnhanced Ajax Filter Blocks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 SS Dynamic Filter for Oxygen 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 NitroSearch for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.