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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “flat icon”

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 “flat icon”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Web Icons shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 1K+ 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

Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 591 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Flat Rate per State/Country/Region for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (35) wp.org #1 2 Media Library Assistant 70K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #5 ↑2 3 too low 3 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 4 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 70K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress icons 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #8 9 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #14 ↑4 5 too low 10 UX Flat 2K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Pricing Table by Supsystic – Responsive Pricing Plans & Comparison Tables 10K+ · 4.1★ (288) wp.org #11 12 Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too low 13 Simple Floating Menu 10K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ · 3.9★ (95) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #18 19 WP GPX Maps 4K+ · 4.1★ (59) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Web Icons 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 15 too high 22 Shiprocket 10K+ · 2.7★ (20) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 Crypto Payment Gateway with Instant Payouts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 The Menu: Custom mobile navigation with icons 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 15 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.