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

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 “floorplan”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

WP All Import – Property Import for RealHomes shows at wp.org #9 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Matterport Shortcode 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Alex Reservations – Restaurant Reservations, Tables & White-Label Booking System 200+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Floorplans – Lite 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Rent Fetch 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 FWD Easy Virtual Tour Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 TerraSuite – Estate Agency Software, Property Listings and Map Search — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 WP Property Feed Connector for Houzez Theme 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Kitsuly Commerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too low 12 RentPress for Websites 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 ListingKit – AI Property Import 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑5 14 Y Yes-co ORES 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 WP Property Feed Connector for RealHomes Theme 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 WP All Import – Property Import for RealHomes 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 F Floorplans 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 WP Property Feed Connector for Residence Theme 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too high 19 WP-Floorplans 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 20 Placemarks 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 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.