wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hadis”
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 “hadis”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 6 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
Ahadis Imam Ali shows at wp.org #8 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 5 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.
HS3Dev AI Content Index for llms.txt 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #1 2 U User Roles and Capabilities 7K+ · 4.8★ (21) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 10 too low 3 
Quick Price Editor for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 
Shipday Local Delivery for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.2★ (5) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 
Tinava Product Images for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 
APH Prism Syntax Highlighter 90+ · 3.9★ (7) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 
KMS Field Health — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 
Premium Order Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 
MLC Live Chat — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 
MasterAI Content Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 
APH Merge Scripts 30+ · 4.4★ (5) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 
CP24 WP Tools — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 Ahadis Imam Ali 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 
WPGMAP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓1 15 
NAVASAN latest Iran currencies rates 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 16 K Kırk Hadis 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 17 
Latest Posts with Restful API 20+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 
Posts Contributors — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 
My Social Media — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 K Kütüb-i Sitte 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓1 21 D Duamatik 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 
Awesome Portfolio — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓1 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.