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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “firebase 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 plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

Progressive Web App – PWA, Web Push Notifications and Offline Mode shows at wp.org #15 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 20+ 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

Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 142 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. 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 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification 1K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 I Integrate Firebase 500+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 WPMobile.App – Android and iOS App Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (162) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs 10K+ · 4.4★ (74) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress 200+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #9 10 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 OTP Login & Register Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.6★ (44) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple 10K+ · 4.6★ (230) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Login Me Now – Passwordless, Magic Link, OTP & Social Login for WordPress 600+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 WappPress – Convert Site to App Fast – WordPress to Mobile App Builder 1K+ · 3.6★ (39) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 FormGent – Next-Gen AI Form Builder for WordPress with Multi-Step, Quizzes, Payments & More 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 WhoKnew Signal – Self-Hosted Web Push Notifications & PWA 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Mobile App for WooCommerce: ShopApper Mobile App Builder Service for WooCommerce 30+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 stepFORM: Plugin for Building Contact Forms, Advanced Multi-Step Forms, Payment Integration, and Custom Contact Form Solutions 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓2 3 too low 20 Firebase Integration – Firestore & Auth — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 WP to Firebase – Sync WooCommerce & WordPress Data — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 T Topic-Based Push Notifications for Firebase 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 Progressive Web App – PWA, Web Push Notifications and Offline Mode 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑4 8 too high 24 Ultimate Push Notifications 50+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↑1 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.