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

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 “integrator”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

StoreLinkr: European Marketplace Integrator & Multichannel Sync shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ 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.

Buried gem

SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 402 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ACF-VC Integrator 3K+ · 4.9★ (19) wp.org #1 2 404 Solution 10K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #7 ↓3 5 too low 3 P PostmarkApp Email Integrator 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login 10K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #20 ↓1 16 too low 5 File Manager 10K+ · 4.3★ (202) wp.org #19 ↑1 14 too low 6 PopCash Code Integration Tool 300+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 MB Elementor Integration 2K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Apaczka: integracja z WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 CDEKDelivery 3K+ · 2.8★ (13) wp.org #6 ↑2 3 too high 10 Yuto – Meilisearch Integrator 60+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 Employee Directory – Staff & Team Directory 100+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12 Vachr Short-Term Rental Reservations 30+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #11 ↑7 1 too high 13 AI24 Assistant Integrator 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 CapstonAI – AI SEO & GEO Optimization 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 CashBill.pl – Płatności WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 16 MBE eShip 1K+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 Login with YourMembership – YM SSO Login 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 MgoSync – European dropshipping and suppliers 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 KosTeams Payments for Yandex Pay and Yandex Split for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Shopinzen Integrator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 StoreLinkr: European Marketplace Integrator & Multichannel Sync 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 Stocklist Integrator 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 6 too high 23 Reimagine Booking Integrator for TicketingHub — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 B Better Hotjar Integrator 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.