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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “firebase dynamic plugin”

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 “firebase dynamic plugin”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Push notification for Mobile and Web app shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 154 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress 200+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Trusona for WordPress 400+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (286) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154) wp.org #16 ↓1 9 too low 8 FormGent – Next-Gen AI Form Builder for WordPress with Multi-Step, Quizzes, Payments & More 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 CheckView – Form & Checkout Testing 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud 2K+ · 3.7★ (21) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage 4K+ · 3.9★ (51) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Androapp – Native Android mobile app for wordpress site 300+ · 4.5★ (65) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Shortlink by BestWebSoft 60+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 NXT Cloud Chat – CRM, Inbox & OTP Login 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 KosTeams Payments for Yandex Pay and Yandex Split for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Push notification for Mobile and Web app 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 NotifReach: Push Notifications — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 SurfCoinsChat Community — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 MCP for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Gatey – Login & SSO with Amazon Cognito 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Kind Site Framework — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.