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

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 “hotline”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 6 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

2ConnectMe – Video Chat, Screen Share & Stripe Payments shows at wp.org #14 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 8 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 XML for Hotline 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 2 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #10 8 too low 3 WP Helper Premium 1K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 SGDIEN Contact Footer 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 All-in-one contact buttons – WPSHARE247 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 AIO Tools (All in One Tools) 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Sitevorx — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Hotline Phone Ring 7K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Factorial2000 Catalog Sync for Prom.ua — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 10 Tapdock – Floating Call & Chat Buttons 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too high 11 Broadcast Buddy — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too high 12 H Hotline & Zalo Setting 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 L Liên Hệ Nhanh 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Gartentechnik.com 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Contact Us Setting 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 WPICP License 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Anhlinh Contact List, Messages, Zalo, Email, Call Button 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 TelPos Store Managament — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Wapidae 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 C CCPA Privacy Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 NUU Contact — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 2ConnectMe – Video Chat, Screen Share & Stripe Payments 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Thanh liên hệ mobile 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 ATP Call Now 800+ · 1.0★ (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.