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

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 “hyphenation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 19. 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 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

Print PDF Generator and Publisher shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 40+ 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

Cost Calculator Builder places #2 on merit, 4.5★ from 393 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 wp-Typography 10K+ · 4.6★ (71) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #10 ↑1 8 too low 3 Justify for Paragraph Block 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Simple Ebook Viewer 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Rearrange Products for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (58) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Layout Grid Block 200K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 Silbentrennung 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 Georgian Hyphenation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 4 too high 9 W WP ragadjust 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↓1 10 too low 10 Soft Hyphen Inserter 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Tansa 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 ArchivioMD — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 L Lexicographer 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Who Stole the Text Justify Button ?! 7K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Formii — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Wimpel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Zen Blogger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 S Set HTML lang attribute per post 100+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Print PDF Generator and Publisher 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 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.