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

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 “iot”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 20. 4 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin signals wp.org

IoT Data Widget – Home Assistant, MQTT & Smart Home Sensors — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #1 2

MQTT-Plug 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 3 A Acronyms 2 100+ · 4.8★ (8) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 9 too low 4

ReceiptKit for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too high 5

AI News 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 ↓1 6

Control Shelly Devices 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7

HILFE AR — · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 1 too low 8

BlockBolt Payments — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 2 too high 9

Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 2 too high 10

LED-SITE-INDICATOR 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 1 too high 11

Show Temperature for SwitchBot Meter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 12

WP Shelly 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 2 too high 13

AnyViz — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 14

Audioburst Podcast Highlights Player 100+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 15

YumitPay Paga con criptomonedas — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too low 16 R Remove GDPR — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 1 too low 17

Meveto — · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 2 too high 18

Ensighten 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 19

WeldPress — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 20

Yoctopuce Sensors 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 21

Stay Alive — · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too low 22

Kripto Para Dönüştürücü ve Döviz Hesaplama 40+ · 3.5★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 1 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.