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

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 “genesiswp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 9 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

Genesis Beta Tester shows at wp.org #7 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Genesis eNews Extended 40K+ · 4.7★ (28) wp.org #1 2 Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #2 3 Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ · 4.4★ (27) wp.org #3 4 Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #4 5 SEO Data Transporter 2K+ · 4.4★ (31) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Genesis Simple Menus 2K+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Genesis Columns Advanced 10K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Genesis Featured Page Advanced 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 G Genesis Featured Widget Amplified 2K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 G Genesis Visual Hook Guide 700+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 G Genesis Sandbox Featured Content Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Genesis Footer Builder 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Genesis Beta Tester 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Genesis Accessible 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 E Easy Genesis (formerly Genesis Simple Customizations) 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 G Genesis Simple Page Sections 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 G Genesis Footer Links Nofollow 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Genesis Coming Soon 60+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Landing Page Settings for Genesis 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 G Genesis Google Tag Manager for WordPress 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Continue Reading Link for Excerpts 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 G Genesis Simple Portfolio 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 A AgentPress Listings Taxonomy Reorder 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 E Easy Genesis – Pages Extension 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 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.