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

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 “hivepress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 3 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

HivePress Claim Listings shows at wp.org #5 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 3K+ 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.

Buried gem

Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 94 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 HivePress – Business Directory, Listings & Classified Ads Plugin 10K+ · 4.9★ (221) wp.org #1 2 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #9 7 too low 3 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #10 7 too low 4 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 HivePress Favorites 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers 90K+ · 4.9★ (94) wp.org #18 12 too low 7 HivePress Geolocation 6K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 WP Directory Kit 2K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #20 ↓1 11 too low 10 HivePress Messages 7K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Havenlytics – Real Estate Listings, Property Search & Agent Workspace 70+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #22 ↓2 11 too low 12 HivePress Paid Listings 4K+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 HivePress Reviews 7K+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 HivePress Claim Listings 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 HivePress Authentication 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Listonix: Listing Importer for HivePress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Automotive Inventory Importer – Sync Car Dealer Feeds 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 AppNatively — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 User Menu Customizer for HivePress 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Glossary Index 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Listdom Bridge Addon – Migrate Listings to Listdom 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Custom Tabs for BuddyPress 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 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.