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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “game feed”

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 “game feed”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Gaming-Plus Game Server Status shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 276 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #1 2 RSS Aggregator by Feedzy – Feed to Post, Autoblogging, News & YouTube Video Feeds Aggregator 40K+ · 4.6★ (361) wp.org #2 3 Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #3 4 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 GeeK! – Movie & Game Database 70+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Bricksable for Bricks Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast High-Performance Social Network, Community, LMS & Online Courses 8K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 WP All Import – Product Import for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (276) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #21 ↓2 9 too low 13 Add-on Brevo for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Create 6K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 OpenStation – Admin Dashboard Notes, Custom Dashboard, AI Assistant & PWA 1K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too low 16 SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 EmbedSocial – Social Media Feeds, Reviews and Galleries 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Lucky Wheel for WooCommerce – Spin a Sale 1K+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 Gaming-Plus Game Server Status 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑1 15 too high 20 AutoWP – AI Content Writer & Rewriter 900+ · 3.8★ (15) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Chessgame Shizzle 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Hockey GMS Feed 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 14 too high 23 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 TemplateSpare – 1000+ WordPress Starter Templates & Full Site Migration Tool | 1-Click Import/Export & No-Code Builder 10K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #24

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.