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

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 “han”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin shows at wp.org #5 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 VietQR 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 AIO Tools (All in One Tools) 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Alt Text AI – Automatically generate image alt text for SEO and accessibility 20K+ · 4.7★ (35) wp.org #21 16 too low 6 CSV Importer 3K+ · 4.2★ (28) wp.org #20 14 too low 7 Tích hợp Thanh Toán Quét Mã QR Code – MoMo, ViettelPay, Vietcombank 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 The Word Widget 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 AutoHan 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Tiny Comment Spam Blocker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Dynamic Header & Navigation for Block Themes 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 Intl DateTime Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Thanh Toán Quét Mã QR Code Tự Động – MoMo, ViettelPay, MB, Vietcombank, Vietinbank, Techcombank, Agribank, ACB, BIDV 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 LearnPress – Sepay Payment 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Envíos Coordinadora Woocommerce (Oficial) – WordPress plugin 600+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 E Enviafacil — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 ShieldCraft – Invisible Spam Protection — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Parly — Simple Multi Language — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Staufenwald for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 FtlCommerce – Instant Product Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Last Products Viewed in Store for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Dibrother Simple SMTP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 SePay Gateway 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 24 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 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.