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

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 “jalali”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Postex Advanced Shipping Method shows at wp.org #9 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 200+ 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 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (129) wp.org #1 2 PeproDev Ultimate Invoice 5K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Persian Date 3K+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #3 4 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio – Drag & Drop Form Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (68) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Captcha by BestWebSoft – Advanced Spam Protection, Math & OCR-Friendly Captcha for Site Forms 10K+ · 4.1★ (21) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 JAY Login & Register 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 تاریخ شمسی 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Anbarak Inventory Management & Profit Reports for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too low 10 Ashplug Orders Report for Snappay 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑5 11 ForooshNegar – Advanced Sales Reports 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑3 12 پارس کیت (Pars Kit) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Persian Office Automation SaaS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too low 14 Admin Toolbar Live Clock 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too high 15 Persian Calendar – تقویم فارسی(شمسی) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Postex Advanced Shipping Method 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Siternet Persian Date Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Product Expiration Easy Peasy 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 ZERTI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 F Farahabadi Staff Attendance — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Ultimate Integration for Telegram 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Megop SEO – Bulk Editor, Internal Links, Broken Links & Search Console 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Persian Text and Date Converter 50+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 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.