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

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 “italia”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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.

Ranked above its merit

MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form shows at wp.org #6 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin places #3 on merit, 3.8★ from 277 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP SPID Italia 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #1 2 PDF Invoices Italian Add-on for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Fastcache by Host.it 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Image Slider 4K+ · 3.4★ (31) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Amministrazione Aperta 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 N Ni WooCommerce Sales Report – Orders, Revenue & Sales Analytics Dashboard 400+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Necrologi Italia NICV 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Contact Form Plugin 2K+ · 2.8★ (17) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 ONiDEA Consenso Cookie Conforme Italia 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 Locker Lite for InPost (Italia) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ · 2.7★ (3) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 InPost Italy 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Semantic Italia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Allerta Meteo Lombardia 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 PEC CODSDI PIVA CF 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 A amilu67 Sostituzioni Digital Signage — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 GEL Proximity | Aggregatore Punti di Ritiro e Locker 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Simple Checkout for Italy Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 mee-class — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 mee-table — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 TopBar Message – Free — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Chiaro – AI Sales Analytics for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 3B Meteo 900+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 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.