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

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

Dynamic Tags for Elementor shows at wp.org #10 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

W4 Post List places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 94 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Simple Disable XML-RPC 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 ↑18 2 Simple Scroll To Top WP 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Filter Orders by Product for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 W4 Post List 3K+ · 4.7★ (94) wp.org #9 ↓6 5 too low 5 Free WooCommerce Products Slider/Carousel Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 Auto Delete Post – Ultimate plugin for deleting a post automatically 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Bot Traffic Shield – Block Bad Bots and Stop AI Bots Crawlers 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too high 8 Flipbook PDF Viewer & Embedder 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too high 9 WP Edit Username 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 WP Create Multiple Posts & Pages 1K+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 After Login Redirect 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Advanced Category and Custom Taxonomy Image 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 International Telephone Input With Flags And Dial Codes 1K+ · 4.1★ (7) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Dynamic Tags for Elementor 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Advanced GeoIP Redirect 900+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #15 ↑2 16 Rename WP Media Files Name 500+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Store Opening Closing Hours Manager 300+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 AI Provider For DeepSeek 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 BanglaPress – bKash, & Mobile Payment with Order Tracking & Invoice & Shipping Label Printing for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 CartFlush – Auto Clear WooCommerce Cart for Inactive Users 60+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 TwentyTwenty Compare 90+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 Font Resize With Post Reading Time [GWE] 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 Comments Shield – Disable Comments & Stop Spam, Bulk Delete & Remove Comments 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑2 2 too high 24 Drag & Drop Menu Items 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.