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

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 “indic”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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

Gatekeep – Universal CAPTCHA & Anti-Spam for All Forms & Comments shows at wp.org #19 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 30+ 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 DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator 3K+ · 4.5★ (44) wp.org #1 2 S Simula Levantine Dates for Arabic Sites 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 Intl DateTime Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 Kianimr Form Arithmetic Challenge for Elementor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 BookPress – PDF eBook Maker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Geeky Bot – AI Chatbot & Sales Assistant for WooCommerce 6K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓2 11 too low 7 APSearch — Arabic & Persian Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Custom Digits for Elementor Counter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 A Arabic-Indic Numerals for Arabic WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too low 10 Aetos Saudi Checkout Phone — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 Tothiq RTL Ready — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 WS Scale Ring Size — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 Matnban — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Yakeen – WhatsApp COD Order Confirmation for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Negah Contact Hub — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Dispatchable Order Tracking for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too high 17 DiceX Connect – Customer Club and Event Notifications — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 TorobPay for WooCommerce 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 K Kuwadema – Kuwait Delivery Areas for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 Forge Barcode Fulfilment Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 CatalogPilot Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 StockControls Inventory Operations for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Gatekeep – Universal CAPTCHA & Anti-Spam for All Forms & Comments 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Megop SEO – Bulk Editor, Internal Links, Broken Links & Search Console 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.