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

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 “hostinger”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 18 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

Sifalo Pay shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 70+ 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

Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme places #7 on merit, 4.5★ from 390 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Hostinger Tools 3M+ · 3.5★ (40) wp.org #1 2 Salt Shaker 7K+ · 4.7★ (27) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ · 4.7★ (100) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Project Manager – AI Powered Project Management, Task Management, Kanban Board & Time Tracker 5K+ · 3.8★ (187) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Active Directory/LDAP Integration for Cloud & Shared Hosting Platforms 40+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme 20K+ · 4.5★ (390) wp.org #21 14 too low 8 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #22 14 too low 9 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (549) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Simply Static – The Static Site Generator 30K+ · 4.5★ (194) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 Mesh SMTP – Easy WordPress SMTP & Email Delivery 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 BlogSEO 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 EmiCache – Faster Elementor, Better PageSpeed 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 AuthenticSender 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Tempmails 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Fast Imagery – Optimize Images, Convert to WebP & AVIF — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 DadsFam SMTP 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Q QuickSEO – AI SEO Articles Writer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 ChatWithAds Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 SiteAgent for Aura 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Sifalo Pay 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 MailNest — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 TurnKey Directories — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 4 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.