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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “finance widget”

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 “finance widget”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Mortgage Rates shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator places #8 on merit, 4.6★ from 361 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #1 2 WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content 40K+ · 4.5★ (565) wp.org #9 ↓3 7 too low 3 Ever Accounting – Accounting & Invoicing Solution for Small Businesses 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #13 ↓3 9 too low 5 Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #6 ↑7 1 too low 6 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too low 7 User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 20K+ · 4.1★ (537) wp.org #17 ↑6 10 too low 8 RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator 40K+ · 4.6★ (361) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 ERP: Complete HR, Accounting & CRM Suite Built for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.4★ (149) wp.org #16 ↓5 7 too low 10 Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Stock Market Ticker 2K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #11 ↓3 1 too high 13 Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 3.9★ (13) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Inspiro Starter Sites – 20+ Free Demo Templates for Gutenberg & Elementor 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Stock Market Overview 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 7 too high 16 Stock Quotes List 500+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓5 4 too low 17 Stockdio Historical Chart 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓4 1 too low 18 Ultimate Loan & Mortgage Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓5 3 too low 19 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 9 too high 20 Mortgage Rates 300+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 EMI Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Stock Market News 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓4 2 too low 23 Smart Loan Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓4 1 too high 24 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓4 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.