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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “flutter app”

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 “flutter app”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Knowband Mobile App Builder shows at wp.org #4 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 MStore API – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Cloud 2K+ · 3.7★ (21) wp.org #2 3 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 CoCart – Headless REST API for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget 8K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) 1K+ · 3.6★ (23) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 WP Login and Register using JWT 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 FCM Push Notification from WP 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #23 ↓1 14 too low 10 Knowband Mobile App Builder 10+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Headless SSO Plugin for WP 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 BrewmyApp — Mobile App Builder for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 WPEM – REST API 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Knocket — Live Chat Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 TC Ecommerce – Create Android & iOS Apps for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 ShopMobi – API Optimizer for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 Webkoding ShopKit Connect for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 WPChef Employee Attendance Tracker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Code and core Headless Fast API – Standalone, cacheable REST endpoints that skip the core load cycle — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 Hippoo Auth — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 API Extension to support CB App — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 6Arshid Social Community — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 Appeto 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.