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

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 “indesign”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 2 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

Indesign AI for AEO & GEO Optimization shows at wp.org #4 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 InDesign Random Quotes Widgets 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 2 ImageRecycle pdf & image compression 1K+ · 4.5★ (26) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too low 3 Eight Day Week Print Workflow 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 Indesign Text Marquee 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 WebEquipe PDF Search 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓4 2 too low 7 Ajar in5 Embed 200+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Indesign AI for AEO & GEO Optimization — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑2 4 too high 9 Indesign Nepali Post Date — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑2 4 too high 10 ID Image Ad Popup & Roadblock 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑2 4 too high 11 Tansa 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 IndesignMedia Website to App Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 PDF 2 Post 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 GreenRoom — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Typography Stylist 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 TNC FlipBook 3D – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Upload Metadata Scrubber: Remove Author, PDF, Word and EXIF Metadata — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 R Responsive Image Widget 400+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓2 6 too low 19 P Post Generator from IDML 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 IWS Interactive Church Sermon Notes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Flipset – PDF Viewer, PDF Embed, 3D Flipbook & Document Library — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 E Export to InDesign 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 C Camptix – Gravatar Fetch and Export 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 Chief Editor 10+ · 4.0★ (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.