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

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 “hive”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Property Hive Rental Affordability Calculator shows at wp.org #7 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

W4 Post List places #3 on merit, 4.7★ from 94 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #1 2 Elements Hive for Breakdance 1K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 W4 Post List 3K+ · 4.7★ (94) wp.org #11 8 too low 4 Property Hive Stamp Duty Calculator 800+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #4 ↓2 5 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 DiagnoSEO – Fast and Automated On-page SEO 100+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat and Chatbot 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Property Hive Mortgage Calculator 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 WP Guidant | Guided Selling & Product Recommendation Quiz Plugin 300+ · 4.1★ (10) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 WCB | WP Configurator Builder – Product Configurators Made Simple 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Auto Alt Text for Images 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Property Hive Rental Affordability Calculator 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 Elite Gallery Widget for Elementor 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Property Hive AllAgents Review Embed 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 ReportedIP Hive: Firewall, Brute Force Protection, 2FA and Anti-Spam 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Advanced Members for ACF 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Hive AutoLinker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 sigora Area Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 C Catfish Wrangler — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 EasyCoupon – Advanced Coupon & Deal for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 WDA AI Schema & GEO for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Themebeez Toolkit 8K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.