Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “handover”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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.

Ranked above its merit

DBlocks Finder – Find Patterns and Blocks shows at wp.org #16 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 4 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Crisp – Live Chat and AI Chatbot 10K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 AI Chat App – Live Agent Handover, Help Docs, Email, Call Button, Fast Support 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 AI Chatbot for WooCommerce & Live Chat – onWebChat 700+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #4 5 Custom Library for Elementor – Custom Library for Elementor Templates, Elementor Patterns & Elementor Library 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 PDF Invoice for WooCommerce + Drag and Drop Template Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 AI ChatBot for WordPress by AI BotKit – Live in 2 Minutes, No Code 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 REVE Chat – AI Chatbot, Live Chat, Helpdesk, Campaigns & More 100+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 BitBot – AI Chatbot, Content Generator, Forms & Leads 70+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Baxtersweb Guide Dots – Admin Guidance & Client Handover 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 Client Handover Mode — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Versys Site Audit & Technical Handover — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Mediapapa – Your WordPress Media Library Manager & Copilot 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 Attendant – Free AI Site Search & Chatbot 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Transfer Press – The Ultimate WordPress Plugin Zip Downloader, Activator 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 BotPenguin – Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 DawsonyWeb Admin Tweaks and Client Handover Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 DBlocks Finder – Find Patterns and Blocks 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 DevDome Admin Cleaner: Remove Dashboard Widgets and Hide Menu Items 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 Delete & Disable Comments 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 FXOapps Order Returns for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 Agentorie Chat 10+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.