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

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 “husky”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 19.

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.

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Ranked above its merit

Zagorulko Category Filters for HUSKY shows at wp.org #6 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 254 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #1 2 BEAR – Bulk Editor for WooCommerce Professional. AI assistant on board (MCP Server) 30K+ · 4.7★ (228) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 FOX – Currency Switcher Professional for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.4★ (250) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter 900+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Age Gate 40K+ · 4.6★ (64) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Active Woot Products Tables for WooCommerce. 100% FREE 1K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #5 ↓3 1 too high 7 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Performance Lab 100K+ · 4.3★ (51) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 Create Block Theme 20K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search 5K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Protected Video 1K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 ThriveDesk – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Helpdesk & Customer Support Ticket System 100+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Z Zagorulko Category Filters for HUSKY — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Botoscope 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Post Type Spotlight 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Story Video Block – Fast Video Player, YouTube Embed & Testimonials for Gutenberg — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 Mercantor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Debug Bar for Sophi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1

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.