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

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 “fanpage”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin shows at wp.org #4 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

All-in-one Like Widget 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Subiz – Live chat 100+ · 4.7★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #3 1 too low 3

Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↑2 4 too low 4 S Social Photo Fetcher 1K+ · 3.7★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Init Chat Engine – Real-Time, Community, Extensible 50+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #2 3 too high 6

TZ Plus Gallery 300+ · 4.6★ (10) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too low 7

Pay with LINE Pay 800+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #8 1 too low 8

XX2WP Integration Tools 30+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too low 9

Liuer Box — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 3 too high 10

Super Social Content Locker Lite 30+ · 3.4★ (5) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 2 too low 11

Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin 600+ · 2.5★ (4) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 7 too high 12

Pay with PAYUNi 500+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 1 too high 13

Code Sample Contact Form — · 4.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 3 too high 14 L Liên Hệ Nhanh 40+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 ↓2 5 too high 15

EZDIGI Tool — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 2 too low 16

Nút gọi All In One – Vnet Media 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 17

Embed Fanpage Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 2 too high 18

ShowMB 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 E Et-woo-product-price — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 D Draugiem.lv biznesa lapu sekotāju spraudnis 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21

Copito Comments 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 S Social Widget 200+ · 4.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 K KN Social Slide 40+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓1 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.