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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “get text”

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 “get text”, 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

Get Cash shows at wp.org #12 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 400+ 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

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 8706 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Image Alt Text 10K+ · 5.0★ (56) wp.org #1 2 Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.7★ (99) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #16 ↓2 12 too low 5 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #22 ↑2 17 too low 6 Text Unfold For Elementor 3K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #17 10 too low 8 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 Request a Quote for WooCommerce – Get a Quote Button 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 AI Alt Text Generator 2K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #6 ↓4 4 too high 11 Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #5 ↑7 6 too high 12 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #23 ↓4 11 too low 13 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Alt Text Tools 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Re-Add Text Justify Button 20K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 too high 16 Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility 20K+ · 4.7★ (35) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Marquee Running Text 5K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓2 9 too high 19 Text to Speech – TTSWP 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 ↑3 1 too high 20 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too high 22 Text Replace – Find and Replace WordPress Strings 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 Get Cash 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 eRecht24 Legal Texts 50K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 11 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.