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

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 “fullstory”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 14. 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 it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Head & Footer Code 100K+ · 5.0★ (51) wp.org #2 3 FormFacade – Embed Google Forms in your website 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 FS for WP – FullStory.com Integration 90+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Reactflow Visitor Recording and Heatmaps 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 NB Cookie Consent 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 Nahnu Asset Scanner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 Insiteful — Form Abandonment Tracking, Partial Entries, Save & Continue Later 50+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 CookieKita — GDPR Consent & Cookie Banner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Replai – Cookie Consent Banner for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode (self-hosted) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 fullstory WordPress reference integration 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Sohaychat – AI Chatbot & Support Agent for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 GoConsent™ – Cookie Consent Banner & Privacy Tools — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Sprinque 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 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.