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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “featured property”

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 “featured property”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

Import into Easy Property Listings shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 1K+ 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

HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ · 4.6★ (264) wp.org #1 2 Quick Featured Images 50K+ · 4.7★ (235) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Easy Property Listings 5K+ · 4.7★ (112) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Video Gallery for WooCommerce – Add Product Video & Featured Video 4K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 Estatik Real Estate Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (187) wp.org #17 ↓6 8 too low 10 HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin 10K+ · 4.9★ (221) wp.org #22 12 too low 11 Essential Real Estate 7K+ · 4.3★ (52) wp.org #12 ↑2 1 too low 12 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Havenlytics – Real Estate Listings, Property Search & Agent Workspace 70+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #24 ↓2 10 too low 15 Brands for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (76) wp.org #23 ↓7 8 too low 16 WPCasa – Real Estate for WordPress 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Open Graph Protocol Framework 3K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 F Featured Image Thumbnail Grid 300+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 MotoPress Hotel Booking for Elementor 10K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 MLSImport: IDX Plugin & MLS Plugin for Real Estate Listings 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓2 10 too high 21 Import into Easy Property Listings 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 16 too high 22 C Cornerstone 20K+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Drag & Drop Featured Image Improved 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 14 too high 24 EstateCraft – Real Estate Listings & Portal 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.