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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “internet data save”

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 “internet data save”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Tochka Bank: Internet-acquiring shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ 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 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Docket Cache – Object Cache Accelerator 20K+ · 4.9★ (50) wp.org #4 5 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Loco Translate 1M+ · 4.8★ (453) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Auto-Install Free SSL – Generate & Install Free SSL Certificates 8K+ · 4.9★ (405) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer 1K+ · 3.8★ (8) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #11 12 Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews 20K+ · 4.9★ (184) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Super Progressive Web Apps 40K+ · 4.6★ (225) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Geolocation IP Detection 20K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 BjornTech Swish for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration 40K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 GDPRess | Eliminate external requests to increase GDPR compliance 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 SpeedyCache – Cache, Optimization, Performance 500K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 AddySolution's address Autocomplete for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Advanced Import 80K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Tochka Bank: Internet-acquiring 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 15 too high 24 TableCrafter – Data to Beautiful Tables 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 10 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.