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

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 “icloud”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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

Custom SMTP: Email Deliverability – FREE & Easy-to-use shows at wp.org #9 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 200+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #1 2 ICS Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (72) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP SMTP Mailer – SMTP7 8K+ · 5.0★ (115) wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too low 4 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Koalendar – Easy Appointment Scheduling & Booking Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Hydrogen Calendar Embeds 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #3 ↓1 3 too high 7 Simple Google Calendar Outlook Events Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 Termin-Kalender 500+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Meks Smart Social Widget 10K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too low 10 WPCal.io – Easy Meeting Scheduler 800+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 ConvertNow Analytics: Website Stats, Visitor Statistics, AI Traffic and Bot Filtering 70+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 CAPI Suite: Meta Pixel, Pinterest & TikTok for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too high 13 Custom SMTP: Email Deliverability – FREE & Easy-to-use 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Wonderful Geoblocking Countries 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 LittleBig Universal CalDAV for FluentBooking 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16 Advanced Passkeys for Secure Login 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Appointly 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Icalviz 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 D613 Pay – Zelle, Venmo, PayPal & Cash App Payments for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 B Bezugssysteme ICS Feed — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 007AJ SMTP Mailer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Klangagenda Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 1 too low 23 Trackless: analytika návštěvnosti bez cookies (Cookieless Analytics) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Multipasskey — Deploy enterprise-level, passwordless security — · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 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.