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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “google data studio annotations”

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 “google data studio annotations”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20.

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

Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning shows at wp.org #14 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 4 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 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Crystal Ball Insights 10+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 AI Provider for Google 50K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Superflow: AI Website QA & Visual Feedback 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 3D Product Customizer & Configurator for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 MCP Content Manager Lite 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Appointly 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 EasyIT AI Chat — Free AI Chatbot for WooCommerce & Business Sites 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 Popup Banner by gripspace — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Frank Channel Analytics for YouTube — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Featured Image Creator AI 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑2 13 a2zz AI Catalog Bridge for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 GT – AI SEO/GEO/AEO Optimizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 1 too low 15 HiveEO — AI Search Visibility Suite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 WWB SEO Master – WordPress SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 mcorucu SEO Tools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Slotwise – Multi-Purpose Booking & Appointments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Comet AI Says: Product Descriptions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Cartvai – Ecommerce Checkout, Funnel Builder & Shop Manager — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 1 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.