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

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 “feedly”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 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

Coldbox Addons shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ 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 Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic 10K+ · 4.4★ (1053) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 A Add Featured Image to RSS Feed 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 RSS Chimp – Add Featured Images to WP RSS Feeds (Mailchimp, Google News, Feedly) 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 TechGasp Social Master 40+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Send Images to RSS 3K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #20 ↑1 12 too low 9 YAHMAN Add-ons 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 RSS with Images 300+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 Simple Share Follow Button 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 SNS Count Cache 7K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 S Subscribe Button by AddToAny 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑1 6 too low 14 PureGuard — Bot Protection & Performance — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 Name: Amazing Neo Brands 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 F flodjiShare 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 A Add to Feedly 70+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 F fShare — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 RSS Feed Styles 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 Easy Blog Ideas 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 RTL Feed Fixer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 C Categorized Rss Feed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 J Jetpack Sharing Source Pack 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 Coldbox Addons 1K+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 11 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.