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

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 “ils”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Slope Widgets shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 400+ 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

Waymark places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 54 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111) wp.org #1 2 WP Accessibility Helper (WAH) 10K+ · 4.7★ (57) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 PDF Invoices Italian Add-on for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WPS Limit Login 100K+ · 4.9★ (83) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 ANAC XML Bandi di Gara 500+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 Amministrazione Trasparente 1K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #17 10 too low 8 Kargo Takip, WooCommerce & Dokan Kargo Takip, SMS ve E-posta 2K+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 IL Privacy & Cookie Consent 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Easy Fattura Elettronica FREE 100+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 ilGhera Carta Docente for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 ILS – Indian Logistics Services 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 10 too high 13 Ecommerce Fabrick 1K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 VOD Infomaniak 20K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Fastcache by Host.it 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Fast Chat Button 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 SmartAgenda – Prise de rendez-vous en ligne 300+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 CDI – Collect and Deliver Interface for Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Slope Widgets 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 ANAC XML Viewer 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Partita Iva per Fattura Elettronica 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 WPS Child Theme Generator 6K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Add infos to The Events Calendar 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ · 2.7★ (3) 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.