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

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 “felix”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

IntaSend Payment shows at wp.org #8 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 300+ 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

WebinarIgnition – AI & MCP Webinar Builder on Your WordPress: Live, Automated & Evergreen, WooCommerce Upsells Inside places #4 on merit, 4.5★ from 51 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Attachment Taxonomies 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Extended Post Status 1K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 F Fast Smooth Scroll 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WebinarIgnition – AI & MCP Webinar Builder on Your WordPress: Live, Automated & Evergreen, WooCommerce Upsells Inside 60+ · 4.5★ (51) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Felix Serial Number Warranty and License For WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 S Snow Fall 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 AI Services 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 F Flush Transients 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Classic Editor Plus – WordPress Classic Editor plugin by Felix 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Sparkle for Divi 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 WP-API JSON Feed 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 PN Cookies Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Mailing Manager – PN 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 L Location Taxonomy — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 IntaSend Payment 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Metrepay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 R Relevant Social URL — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Personal Finance Manager – PN — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Users manager – PN — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 PN Tasks Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Hospedajes España – HOSTPN — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 PN Customers Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 AI Provider for Voyage AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 IntaSend Pay Button 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 6 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.