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

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 “gambling”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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 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 Age Gate Lite 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 2 Dynamic QR Code – generator 5K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓1 9 too low 3 ScanForge Database Security 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Scratch and Win 100+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 ePayVista Payments: High-Risk Crypto and Card Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Spending Limits for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↓1 3 too high 7 Ultimate Comment Cleaner – Remove Spam & Unwanted Comments, Delete Comments in Bulk 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 Content Guard Pro – Database Malware Scanner & SEO Spam Detector 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too high 9 I Internet Gambling Sites Poker Odds Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Luketom Compromise Review 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 SpamAnvil – AI Anti-Spam & Comment Spam Protection 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 MHT Entry Confirm 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 C Casino Management 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Quarivo Comment Shield 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 I IGS Affiliate Link Compliance and Disclosure — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 PubExa – Ad Manager, Ad Inserter & Website Monetization 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 FastoPop — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 18 A ailene999 Roulette Payout Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 I IGS Bonus Value Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Sportstats Head-to-Head Football Comparison — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 Smart Spam Cleaner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 ProfileGuard – Anti Spam for LMS Profiles — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 STAMPT Verify — Human Identity, No Puzzles — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 XYZ Age Verification — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.