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

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 “gam”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 18. 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 GAM Ad Inserter – Adx & Ad Manager Ads 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 2 Mojito Shipping 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 AdX Ad Inserter – Adsense and Ad Manager Ads 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Ads.txt File Manager By Magicbid 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 AdPageX 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 SlotMaster – Banner & Ad Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 Setupad WP Ads 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 AdGhost Lite – Ad Inserter for Google Ad Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 UniConsent Cookie Consent CMP – Consent Manager 2K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Correos de Costa Rica Shipping Plugin 10+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Ad Engine – Gerenciador de Adx, Adsense e AdManager 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 PurpleAds Ad Network 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Datos1 Envíos Territoriales para Correos de Costa Rica — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Safetag 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 W WP-Polls (with CubePoints) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 WP DB Backup 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Simple GAM 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Kripto Para Dönüştürücü ve Döviz Hesaplama 40+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #18

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.