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

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 “ima”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 18. 3 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

Kinescope shows at wp.org #9 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Publitio 400+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 StreamCast – bring live radio to your site with a sleek player 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Spexo Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Mega Menu, Popup Builder, Template Kits and Starter Templates for Elementor 6K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #4 5 Individual Multisite Author 30+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 60+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Truce Label Video Player with VAST Ads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 FWD Video Player 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 King Addons for Elementor – 100+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce Builder, Mega Menu, Popup Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓4 2 too high 10 Lova Payment Gateway — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11 Npcink Ad — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 M Media Library Extension 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓3 2 too high 13 WP Advanced Categories Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 REST API Helper 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Kinescope 200+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 Video Block with Ads 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 G GNA Custom Admin Login Page 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Y Yoplayer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓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.