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

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 “frozen”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

ShipAny WooCommerce: Ship, Label, Tracking shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #1 2 Simple 301 Redirects by BetterLinks – Easy Redirect Manager 100K+ · 3.8★ (162) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP 90K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Freeze | The protection for abandoned websites 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Contact Forms by Cimatti 700+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Safelayout Brilliant Buttons – WordPress Buttons 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 WP-Stats 2K+ · 2.6★ (7) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 PressedMail – Email Client, Inbox & Webmail 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too low 9 Content Freeze 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too low 10 ABCode Cache Warmer 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 11 Sobi Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 ShipAny WooCommerce: Ship, Label, Tracking 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 LinkMesh: Semantic AI Internal Links for SEO 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 WebWerk Contact Chat Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 Frozzer – Disable Updates & Update Control 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 RizzPay for WooCommerce: High-Risk & Crypto Payment Gateway 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑2 5 too high 17 Gemini Enterprise for CX – AI Shopping Assistant & Chatbot for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Tempmails 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 Weblix Analytics – Real-Time Stats & Visitor Counter 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 Demo Reset – Robust Demo Website Automation — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 Easy Shipping Rate for WooCommerce 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Plugixa Exam – Online Exams, Live Monitoring, Quizzes & Certificates — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 23 Page Redirection for Contact Form 7 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Velocity Guard for WooCommerce – Fraud Protection, Stop Fake Orders & Card Testing 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.