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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “fetch tweets”

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 “fetch tweets”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Ultimate Twitter Feeds shows at wp.org #5 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 11 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

PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 361 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #1 2 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Customize Feeds for Twitter 4K+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4358) wp.org #11 ↓2 7 too low 5 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO 70K+ · 4.8★ (119) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Tagembed: Social Media Feeds and Customer Reviews Widget 9K+ · 3.9★ (62) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 Social Media Auto Poster – Schedule & Publish to Buffer 7K+ · 4.5★ (125) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Suite 700+ · 3.6★ (36) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Easy Feeds for X/Twitter – keep your site fresh with live social posts 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 BrainyPress 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 Quick and Easy Tweets 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 EmbedSocial – Social Media Feeds, Reviews and Galleries 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Ultimate Twitter Feeds 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Social Buttons Pack by BestWebSoft 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Slug Trace 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 T Techved Lead Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 ElPlan Kuchikomi Wall — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Mathilda 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Fetch Some Tweets 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 PublisherKits SocialPromoter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 AiO Podcast Studio: All-in-One Podcast Manager, Player & Publisher — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.