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

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 “georgian”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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.

Ranked above its merit

Georgian Fonts – ქართული ფონტები shows at wp.org #3 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ 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

Widgets for Booking.com Reviews places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 65 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 Cyrlitera – Transliteration of Links and File Names 40K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Cyr-To-Lat 300K+ · 4.7★ (98) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Reveal IDs 40K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Cyr to Lat Enhanced 80K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion 3K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Multisite Language Switcher 3K+ · 4.8★ (99) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Cyr to Lat Reloaded – Transliteration of Links and File Names 30K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #16 ↓5 7 too low 10 Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #14 ↑2 4 too low 11 WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #13 ↑2 14 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #12 ↑2 2 too high 15 Widgets for Amazon Reviews 2K+ · 4.0★ (45) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Georgian Fonts – ქართული ფონტები 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↓1 13 too high 17 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #11 ↑2 6 too high 18 Automatic Translator with Google Translate 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Geo to Lat 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Cyrillic 2 Latin 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓3 8 too high 24 Edit Usernames 70+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.