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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “faq schema”

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 “faq schema”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

FAQ Schema Shortcode shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 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.

Buried gem

Lightweight Accordion places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 60 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #1 2 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #2 3 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Contact Form 7 10M+ · 4.0★ (2186) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP 100K+ · 4.5★ (252) wp.org #5 ↓2 6 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Helpie FAQ — Accordion, Docs & Knowledge Base 8K+ · 4.5★ (80) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets 30K+ · 4.0★ (162) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too low 9 Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin 30K+ · 4.6★ (439) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 Happy FAQs – FAQ, Product FAQ & Help Center 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Lightweight Accordion 10K+ · 5.0★ (60) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 FAQ Schema – Accordion, Tab, Slider & Gutenberg Block 2K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Five Star Business Profile and Schema 7K+ · 4.8★ (52) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 Local Business Schema Lite 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Ultimate FAQ Solution 600+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 F FAQ Block For Gutenberg 4K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 BBH Custom Schema – Add Custom JSON-LD to Your Website 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑3 8 too high 18 TTM AI FAQ Schema for Elementor 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑9 5 too high 19 FAQly – Ultimate FAQ 1K+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 FAQ Magic – AI powered FAQ generator 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 FAQ Schema Shortcode 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 Awesome FAQ – answer questions before customers ask 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 10 too high 23 Accordion FAQ – FAQ Schema, Block & Shortcode with Live Search 100+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #21 ↑2 2 too high 24 Accordly – Smart FAQ Schema 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑5 5 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.