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

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 “fontsize”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

My Digital Clock shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 140 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics 30K+ · 4.1★ (233) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Zeno Font Resizer 5K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Screen Reader Accessibility – WCAG, Text-to-Speech & AI Accessibility Fixes 600+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #3 4 SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Filr – Secure document library 700+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8 Jim Soft Swiss QR Invoice 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Mevabi – Word Search Puzzle Builder 10+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Easy Quotes 700+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 MaxiCharts 100+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Funny Text 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 MaxiCharts Gravity Forms Source add-on 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Circle Progress Bar Block 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 E EditorFontsize 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 H Headless Block Styles — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Advanced Image Comparison for Elementor 1K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 My Digital Clock 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Fontsize Selector Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Advanced Slider For Elementor 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 BlueSearch – AI Site Search & Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 E Elite Testimonials Slider Plugin For WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 C Creative Clans Slide Show 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Description List Block 400+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #15 9 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.