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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “google picker”

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 picker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Media Picker for Immich shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #1 2 WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758) wp.org #2 3 WP Google Review Slider 30K+ · 4.9★ (373) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google 20K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Maintenance 1M+ · 4.4★ (869) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Analytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress 20K+ · 4.7★ (488) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #19 ↑1 9 too low 11 Autocomplete Google Address 2K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too high 12 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #21 ↓4 9 too low 13 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #16 ↑3 3 too low 14 Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ · 4.8★ (165) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Availability Datepicker – Booking Calendar for Contact Form 7 – Input WP 10K+ · 4.1★ (42) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Beehive Analytics – Google Analytics Dashboard 20K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 GSheetConnector – Elementor Forms Google Sheet Connector to Sync Submissions to Google Sheets 9K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Checkout Location Picker for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 GR Widget – Google Reviews Widget 900+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Add as Preferred Source on Google 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Analytify – Dashboard Widget for Google Analytics 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 M Media Picker for Immich 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Gallery for Google Photos – share your albums right on your site 1K+ · 2.7★ (6) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Block Icons: Google Library Collection 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.