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

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 “hungarian”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 400K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 4228 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #2 3 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too low 6 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #11 ↑4 5 too low 7 HuCommerce | Magyar kiegészítések WooCommerce webáruházakhoz 9K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #6 ↓3 1 too high 8 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too low 9 Csomagpontok és Címkék WooCommerce-hez 7K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 ICS Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (72) wp.org #13 ↓6 3 too low 11 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #12 ↑9 1 too low 12 Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ · 4.5★ (95) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Estatik Real Estate Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (187) wp.org #20 ↓9 7 too low 14 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #19 ↓3 5 too low 15 CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner 400K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↑2 12 too high 16 Flexible Map 7K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 Delete Expired Transients 4K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 WP Customer Area 10K+ · 4.0★ (89) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20 Manual Image Crop 7K+ · 4.1★ (56) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Easy Social Like Box – Popup – Sidebar Widget 6K+ · 4.4★ (18) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 My Agile Privacy® – CMP, Cookie Consent & Privacy Tools 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Widget Visibility Time Scheduler 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Analytify – Dashboard Widget for Google Analytics 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓3 8 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.