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

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 “flick”, 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Flexi Flick shows at wp.org #6 but places #14 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #1 2 SR Product 360° View 200+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Gutentools 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Store Toolkit – WooCommerce Extensions, Quick Enhancements & Handy Tools 8K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 WP Abstracts 300+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #19 ↓1 14 too low 6 Flick Survey — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Content Pilot – Autoblogging & Affiliate Marketing Suite 700+ · 3.6★ (36) wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 Slick Popup: Contact Form 7 Popup Plugin 1K+ · 4.7★ (22) wp.org #20 ↓1 12 too low 9 Vanquish Shipping Tracking – Order Tracking & Carrier Links for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 13 too low 10 Sidebar Category Tabs for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 AnGo Scroll Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 SlopStopper: AI Generative Content Obscurer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 zinejs Flipbook — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 F Flexi Flick 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Noyan Content Slider — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Sonic Pixel Product Spin for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Admin Menu Cleaner 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Sobol Image Icons — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Custom Digits for Elementor Counter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 ExpressFind Image Search for AliExpress – Reverse Photo Product Finder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Embed Pro Flickr 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Member Swipe for BuddyPress 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Club Stats — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 VayaPin Connector — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.