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

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 “icono”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 4 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

Addi – Cuotas que se adaptan a ti shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 5333 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 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333) wp.org #11 ↓1 9 too low 3 Icono – Pure CSS icons 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Ubigeo de Perú para Woocommerce y WordPress 4K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 too low 5 Iconos Alérgenos Alimentarios 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Libro de Reclamaciones y Quejas 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Bold pagos en linea 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 Reycob WebP e Iconos 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 QCode – Departamentos y Ciudades de Colombia para Woocommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 DEMENU — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 ChileCourier Shipping for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Social GL 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Socialhero Promotions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Andreani WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓3 3 too low 16 AllpaCode Ubigeo Perú 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Hedwig Envíos for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 AfroditaBot 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Contenya Publisher — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Método de pago QR de Ligo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Reproductor de Video Picture in Picture — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Utils para WooCommerce y WordPress 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑3 6 too high 23 Pagopar – WooCommerce Gateway 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too high 24 Addi – Cuotas que se adaptan a ti 3K+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #12 12 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.