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

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 “htm”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

WPGreeks Securities & SEO Tools shows at wp.org #5 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 5 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.

Buried gem

BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript places #6 on merit, 4.3★ from 54 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Add Any Extension to Pages 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 2 Easy Media Download 8K+ · 4.0★ (28) wp.org #2 3 Christmasify! 2K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Quick Download Button 1K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WP Editor 20K+ · 4.5★ (95) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ · 4.3★ (54) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Affiliate Super Assistent 1K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 KB HTML Site Importer & Visual Editor 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Bg forReaders 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 WPGreeks Securities & SEO Tools 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Charming Portfolio 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 EnConvert HTML to PDF — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 14 Ecreate HTML Importer – Bulk Post and Page Import from HTML, Word and PDF — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 D DLM – Advanced Settings — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Strata Site Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 ONLYOFFICE Docs 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Deep Malware Cleaner 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 WingMind AI 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Greencharts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Easydoor Media — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Developersd Manage Media Support — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 M MksDdn Forms Handler 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Variolab – A/B Testing — · 0.0★ (0) 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.