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

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 “graph”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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 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

Open Graph Protocol Framework shows at wp.org #5 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 15 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Social Preview and Open Graph Tags 50K+ · 4.6★ (122) wp.org #1 2 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #9 ↓2 5 too low 5 WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (759) wp.org #8 ↑8 3 too low 6 SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 300K+ · 4.8★ (51) wp.org #6 ↓2 7 TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #13 ↓2 6 too low 8 WPO365 | MICROSOFT 365 GRAPH MAILER 10K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #17 ↓4 8 too low 10 Open Graph 10K+ · 4.3★ (13) wp.org #4 ↑1 6 too high 11 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too low 12 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #12 13 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Open Graph Protocol Framework 3K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #5 ↑5 9 too high 15 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too high 17 Always Use Open Graph with Jetpack 500+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓2 6 too high 18 Enable Abilities for MCP 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #22 ↑2 4 too low 19 iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Branded Social Images – Open Graph Images with logo and extra text layer 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Ninja Charts – Interactive Charts and Graphs 3K+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too high 22 Open Graphite 3K+ · 3.3★ (8) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Schwarttzy's Open Graph 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 AI Open Graph Image Generator – OpenGraph.xyz 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.