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

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 “feeding”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Quantely Activity shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ 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 Featured Images in RSS for Mailchimp & More 20K+ · 4.3★ (113) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 ELEX WooCommerce Google Shopping (Google Product Feed) 1K+ · 3.8★ (14) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WP All Export – Order Export for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 g-FFL Cockpit 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Cincopa video and media plug-in 1K+ · 2.8★ (26) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 WP All Export – User Export Add-On 6K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 Tasty Recipes Lite – WordPress Recipe Card Plugin with Built-In Recipe Schema 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 YourGPT Chatbot – AI chatbot, AI helpdesk, AI Automation and more 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 FV Thoughtful Comments 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 Mescio for Agents 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 R Rakle Works Raw Feeding Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 Mail And Content Protect – keep emails and content safe from misuse 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 AddToChat – AI Sales Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 5 too low 15 Arts Repeater Tags for Elementor and ACF 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 InTouch Integrity Guard 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 CookieZen 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 Summix GetMD 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Askova – Smart FAQ Chat — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Boma Pet Nutrition Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Quantely Activity 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 9 too high 22 A Apiary Simple Syrup Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 V Veyondtech Gold Buyback Quote Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Vampire Character Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 9 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.