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

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 “grassblade”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Experience API for Sensei LMS by GrassBlade shows at wp.org #6 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Experience API for LearnPress by GrassBlade 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 Experience API for TutorLMS by GrassBlade 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 Visibility Control for LearnDash 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #17 14 too low 4 Experience API for LifterLMS by Grassblade 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Experience API for MasterStudy by GrassBlade 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Experience API for WP Courseware by Grassblade 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Autocomplete LearnDash Lessons and Topics 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Experience API for GamiPress by Grassblade 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Manual Completions TutorLMS 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Manual Completions for LearnPress 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 Visibility Control for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Manual Completions for LifterLMS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Manual Completions for LearnDash 200+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Manual Completions for Sensei LMS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Manual Completions for WP Courseware — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Manual Completions for MasterStudy LMS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Visibility Control for LifterLMS 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Visibility Control for MasterStudy 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Visibility Control for Sensei LMS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Visibility Control for WPCourseware — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Visibility Control for LearnPress 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Visibility Control for TutorLMS 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Experience API for Sensei LMS by GrassBlade 20+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #6 17 too high 24 Manage Enrollment for LearnDash 400+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #11 13 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.