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

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 “fps”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Divit Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #5 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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.

Buried gem

FakerPress places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 205 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Football Pool 900+ · 4.9★ (83) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Jetpack VideoPress 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Tracking and Consent Manager – WP Full Picture 3K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #3 4 AntiSpam for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #4 5 FakerPress 10K+ · 4.9★ (205) wp.org #24 ↓1 19 too low 6 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #22 ↓1 16 too low 7 Flex Posts – Responsive Posts Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #20 ↓1 13 too low 8 FormPays Pro – Payment Form, Contact Form & Custom Form Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 Stape Conversion Tracking 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Unzer Payments 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Divit Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 FP Site Security — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too high 13 R Rado's Native Lightbox 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 Etchenet Scroll Video Background Builder 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 6 too high 15 Edel Museum Generator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 R Raif payment 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 DigiFest 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 Freedom Podcasting — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 K Kairos Labs Bank Transfer Reconciliation for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Y Ypmn payment — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 BoomFi Crypto Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Oceanpayment FPS Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 BlockXpert — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 MarketBasketAnalysis for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) 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.