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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “http requests order”

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 “http requests order”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 7 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

Proxy Cache Purge shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 50K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 26 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Translate WordPress with GTranslate places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 4962 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #1 2 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 HTTP Requests Manager 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #10 ↑2 4 too low 7 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #16 ↑5 9 too low 8 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #20 ↓1 11 too low 10 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #21 ↑1 10 too low 12 Custom Order Numbers for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (25) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too high 15 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #13 ↑2 2 too high 16 WP Term Order 6K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too high 17 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 Proxy Cache Purge 50K+ · 4.4★ (26) wp.org #8 ↑1 10 too high 19 Order Tip for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #11 ↑2 8 too high 20 GDPR Data Request Form 5K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too high 23 Place Order Without Payment for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Order on Mobile for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓4 10 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.