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

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 “frases”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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

Carimbador Maluco shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — 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.

Buried gem

Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor places #1 on merit, 4.9★ from 228 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #8 7 too low 2 Frase 300+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Darven Preços Parcelados 200+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 VR-Frases 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Multibanco / MB Way / Payshop (by LUSOPAY) for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Hola Simpsons — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 xili-tidy-tags 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 DixBase Payments for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 WP Content Generator Blog Planner FREE for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 PT Variants 10+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Parafrasear 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Content Rank Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Hedwig Envíos for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 VectraSEO – Answer Engine Optimization, AI Content & SEO Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 CítameIA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Frasi Motivazionali — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 I I Motivazionali 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Spanish Quote of the Day 20+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 E Exclusivo entrada plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 O Oi Chavinho — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Lek Lek — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 W Watskeburt? (je weet precíes hoe laat het is) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Carimbador Maluco — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #18 6 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.