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

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 “glasses”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

GroceryBuddy – Grocery Shop – Products Table – For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SpecFit | Try & Shop – AI Virtual Try-On for WooCommerce 50+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #1 2 Min Max Step Quantity Limits Manager for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 eCommerce Product Catalog 7K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 Beetle Tracking – Cloudflare Zaraz for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 Eyewear prescription form 10+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 3D Viewer – 3D Model Viewer – Augmented Reality – Virtual Try On 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 Mirrago Virtual Tryon — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 TryAura: AI Virtual Try-On, Product Visualization & Product Videos for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Lenses Prescription 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 TouchTry Eye Fit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Tryonixs Virtual Try-On for Eyewear Stores — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Virtual Try-On for Shops 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Stereoscopic Image Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 E Emojify Studio – Custom Emoji & Sticker Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 GO Eyewear Try-On — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 U User Avatar Generator 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 suPixel AI Try On — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 AnyDress – AI Virtual Try-On for WooCommerce & AI Product Photos — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Mirrolo — AI Virtual Try-On, Product Photos & Shopping Assistant for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 SeaTryon – AI Virtual Try-On for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 MirrAR Virtual Try On — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Virtual Fit & Style Assistant for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 FaqsBuddy – Product FAQ / Accordion / Docs For WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 GroceryBuddy – Grocery Shop – Products Table – For WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 6 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.