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

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

PHP Version shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 6K+ 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 Quran multilanguage Text & Audio 400+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #1 2 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #3 ↑3 1 too low 3 Salat Times 500+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Carousel Slider 30K+ · 4.3★ (160) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 WP Change Email Sender 10K+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Filterable Portfolio 1K+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8 Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect 6K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Academic Certificate Verification – Certificate Management & Certificate Validator 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Fastest Age Verification 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 X-Scroll To Top – Responsive 200+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 Sync Master Sheet – Product Sync with Google Sheet for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #19 ↓2 7 too low 13 Add to Cart Text Changer and Customize Button, Add Custom Icon 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #16 ↓5 3 too low 14 Free Trial Coupon for WooCommerce Subscriptions 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Custom Profile Picture – Replace Gravatar with Your Own Images 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too low 16 IP & Country Blocker Lite 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 UltraAddons for Elementor 600+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 PHP Version 6K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Logo Switcher Divi 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 MapPin – Location & Store Locator 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Sheet to Table Live Sync for Google Sheet 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too high 22 Bizzview – Quick View for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 Show template by shortcode for Elementor 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too high 24 Advanced Email Filter for Elementor Forms 200+ · 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.