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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “flaticon”

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

Yabe Ukiyo shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 50+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP-PageNavi 400K+ · 4.7★ (149) wp.org #1 2 WindPress – Tailwind CSS integration for WordPress 3K+ · 5.0★ (37) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Jooosi Fon – Use Custom Fonts, Google Fonts or Adobe Fonts 4K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Canvas Image Resize 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WP-DraftsForFriends 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Easy Integration for Dropbox – File Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Icons Font Loader – use web icons anywhere on your site, fast 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 Mastodon Autopost 700+ · 4.2★ (21) wp.org #17 ↑1 9 too low 9 WP Restaurant Price List 400+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Navigation menu as Dropdown Widget 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #22 ↑2 12 too low 11 WP-CommentNavi 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Payment On Delivery for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #21 ↑1 9 too low 13 Featured Image Pro Post Grid 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 Yabe Bricksbender 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too low 15 No copy allowed – Nork Digital 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 AI Summary Generator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Yabe Ukiyo 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Terminal Block 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Eilmo – Business Directory & Classified Listings — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 Hoobert – AI Command Bar for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 1 too high 21 Luvre – WordPress Media Library Folders — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Remove Website Link Field From Comment Section 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 Admin Tailor – Professional Brand Customizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 WoPo UI Elements — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.