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

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 “fm”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Integration of Zoho CRM and WPForms shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Currency Converter Calculator 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #3 2 too low 2

StreamCast – bring live radio to your site with a sleek player 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #4 2 too low 3

WooCommerce Shipping 70K+ · 2.0★ (18) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #1 2 too high 4

Exchange Rates Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #2 2 too high 5

Shoutcast Icecast HTML5 Radio Player 900+ · 2.8★ (16) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 6

FM: QR Code Gateway for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 1 too low 7

Unstoppable Site Connector 300+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 1 too low 8

FastMigrate – Direct Server-to-Server Site Transfer 70+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 1 too low 9

FM Modular Widgets for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 1 too low 10

Plugtuner Radio Player 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑2 1 too low 11

FAPI Member 500+ · 4.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #6 5 too high 12

FM: Meta Data Manager for Post — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13

Unstoppable Order Pause for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↑6 1 too low 14

I-Soft File Manager: Foundation — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15

QSO Statistics for Wavelog — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too low 16

Xinc Events for Dice — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too low 17

GrooveLog Blocks for Last.fm — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18

SmartLabs File Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19

SoundNode Sticky Player for laut.fm — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20

Pandora Cloud Monitoring — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #21 1 too low 21

Unstoppable Site Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓4 1 too low 22 F Form Monitor for Contact Form 7 – Email Delivery Alerts — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23

TuneSera – Internet Radio Player & Station Directory — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

Integration of Zoho CRM and WPForms 90+ · 1.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 12 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.