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

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 “israel”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Morning for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Show Pages IDs 10K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Back To The Top Button 4K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #19 ↓2 15 too low 5 Simple Accessibility Button 900+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 OPSI Israel Domestic Shipments 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 Page & Post Notes 1K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Mobile Contact Line 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Contact Form to Any API 8K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Advanced 301 and 302 Redirect 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #20 ↓2 8 too low 13 ATR Cookie Notice 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #17 ↑2 4 too low 14 Show Pages URL List 1K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 Fast Chat Button 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Subscribe To Comments Checkbox 100+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Morning for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓2 8 too high 18 IL Privacy & Cookie Consent 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 Pelecard Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Allpay Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Bible Reading Plans 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 EDigital Accessibility Tools and Statement 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Phone Button 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 I Israel cities dropdown 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.