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

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 “flexia”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.

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

Testimonial Block shows at wp.org #15 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 201 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 Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #1 2 Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks – Easy Redirect Manager 100K+ · 3.8★ (162) wp.org #8 ↑2 6 too low 3 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher 10K+ · 4.6★ (201) wp.org #13 ↑3 9 too low 5 BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP 20K+ · 4.8★ (85) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Image Gallery Block 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 ↑3 3 too high 7 Image Slider Block 4K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 Countdown Block 4K+ · 4.1★ (7) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Accordion Toggle 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Flipbox 2K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Team Member Block 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 7 too high 12 Infobox 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 Toggle Content 700+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Parallax Slider Block 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too high 15 Progress Bars 500+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓2 6 too low 16 Advanced Heading 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓4 1 too low 17 Number Counter 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Notice Block 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Button Group 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Social Share Block 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Interactive Promo 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Image Comparison 300+ · 2.3★ (4) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 Testimonial Block 500+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Typing Text 500+ · 2.8★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 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.