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

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 links”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 3 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 Push Notifications shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin places #8 on merit, 4.0★ from 556 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 Firebase Authentication 400+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #1 2 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Login Me Now – Passwordless, Magic Link, OTP & Social Login for WordPress 600+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification 1K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #4 5 I Integrate Firebase 500+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 WPMobile.App – Android and iOS App Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (162) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress 200+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #7 8 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 MeetingHub – Appointment Booking & Meeting Scheduling for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jitsi 400+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 FormGent – Next-Gen AI Form Builder for WordPress with Multi-Step, Quizzes, Payments & More 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 WP Login and Register using JWT 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 WhoKnew Signal – Self-Hosted Web Push Notifications & PWA 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Shortlink by BestWebSoft 60+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓2 5 too low 16 Mobile App for WooCommerce: ShopApper Mobile App Builder Service for WooCommerce 30+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 stepFORM: Plugin for Building Contact Forms, Advanced Multi-Step Forms, Payment Integration, and Custom Contact Form Solutions 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓2 4 too low 18 Progressive Web App – PWA, Web Push Notifications and Offline Mode 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑2 8 too high 19 T Topic-Based Push Notifications for Firebase 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 4 too high 20 W webtonative 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑3 2 too high 21 PushAI – Self-Hosted Web Push Notifications 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 R RafaelMarreca Push Dispatch for Firebase Cloud Messaging — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Ultimate Push Notifications 50+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #14 10 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.