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

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 “fediverse”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Event Bridge for ActivityPub shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 70+ 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 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 ActivityPub 6K+ · 4.9★ (40) wp.org #2 3 Friends 900+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Open Graph 10K+ · 4.3★ (13) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Fediverse Embeds 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Share on Mastodon 1K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 WebFinger 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 Enable Mastodon Apps 500+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too low 9 Link Verification for Mastodon 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 Simple fediverse:creator 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 Simple Mastodon Verification 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 Sticky Preview and Publish Buttons by FibroJedi 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 NodeInfo(2) 900+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 TootPress 20+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Video Manager for Peertube 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 S Share on Pixelfed 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 host-meta 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Event Bridge for ActivityPub 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 FediBoost 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Polls For ActivityPub 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Heckl Tools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 OpenWeb Icons — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 threadi Now Pages — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 W Webring Manager — · 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.