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

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 “facetwp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

MB FacetWP Integration shows at wp.org #4 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 169 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CMB2 300K+ · 5.0★ (91) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor) 70K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce 60K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #3 ↓2 4 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ · 4.6★ (264) wp.org #11 ↓3 5 too low 7 Flying Scripts: Delay JavaScript to Improve Site Speed & Performance 30K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (288) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Tax Switch for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Search, Filters & Merchandising for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (169) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 Flying Images: Optimize and Lazy Load Images for Faster Page Speed 2K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 20K+ · 4.1★ (537) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Linguise – AI Automatic Multilingual Translation 1K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Accessibility New Window Warnings 1K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #14 15 Smart Cycle Discounts – AI Dynamic Pricing & Scheduled Sales for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 U Unconfirmed 1K+ · 4.5★ (47) wp.org #23 ↓1 7 too low 17 MB FacetWP Integration 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 13 too high 18 VenoBox Lightbox 1K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Yunits for WP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 13 too high 20 AttributeHub for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 12 too high 21 LSX Search 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Extend Co-Authors Plus for FacetWP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Savanto – AI Search & Chat — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 LSX Currencies 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 4 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.