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

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 “glotpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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

Essential Widgets shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Quick Featured Images places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 235 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 GlotPress 500+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #1 2 Gwolle Guestbook 20K+ · 4.8★ (113) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #5 ↓3 2 too low 4 FakerPress 10K+ · 4.9★ (205) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Simple Site Map Page 6K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 too high 6 S Smart Custom Fields 50K+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #6 7 Speed Contact Bar 4K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Super Simple Event Calendar 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 ↑1 4 too high 9 Quick Featured Images 50K+ · 4.7★ (235) wp.org #21 12 too low 10 La Sentinelle antispam 3K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #12 ↑3 2 too low 11 cformsII 3K+ · 4.3★ (21) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 WP WooCommerce Mailchimp 5K+ · 4.3★ (35) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 WPCasa – Real Estate for WordPress 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Purify WP Menus 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓4 8 too low 16 immonex Kickstart 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Chessgame Shizzle 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 Essential Widgets 10K+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Essential Content Types 20K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 Custom GlotPress Source 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 immonex Kickstart Team 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑3 2 too high 22 GlotPress Notify 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 jwp-a11y 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too high 24 IA SEO Generator 100+ · 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.