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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “interest loan calculator”

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 “interest loan calculator”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Loan Calculator shows at wp.org #3 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 400+ 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

Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin places #10 on merit, 4.5★ from 79 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Loan Calculator WP 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #1 2 Mortgage Calculator 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #2 3 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1387) wp.org #14 ↓1 11 too low 4 Responsive Mortgage Calculator 7K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 3.9★ (13) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #16 ↓1 10 too low 7 Quick Interest Slider 1K+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Calculator Builder – Create an Online Calculator 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Simple Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin 9K+ · 4.5★ (79) wp.org #22 12 too low 11 Mortgage Calculators WP 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Ultimate Loan & Mortgage Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Loan Calculator 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 AC’s Loan Calculator 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Financial Calculator 400+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑1 16 Smart Loan Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 EMI Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 10 too high 18 AC’s Retirement Age Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 AC’s Auto Loan Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 AC’s Savings Calculator 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 AC’s Mortgage Calculator 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 AC’s Retirement Savings Calculator 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Home Affordability Calculator 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 EMI Calculator 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.