wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “jasper”
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 “jasper”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 15. 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
AI Marketing Expert — AI Email Marketing, AI Content Generator, SEO Analyzer, AI Workflow Automation, Social Media & Ai Chatbot shows at wp.org #2 but places #6 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 2K+ 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.
Buried gem
OG — Better Share on Social Media places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 216 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.
ContentBot AI Writer (AI Content) 400+ · 4.7★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 OG — Better Share on Social Media 20K+ · 4.8★ (216)
wp.org #9 ↓1 7 too low 3 
Recipe Card Blocks Lite 10K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #7 4 too low 4 
Accesly Widget 20+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
ClearPost – AI Auto Blogging & SEO Agent 80+ · 4.5★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #5 6 AI Marketing Expert — AI Email Marketing, AI Content Generator, SEO Analyzer, AI Workflow Automation, Social Media & Ai Chatbot 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #2 4 too high 7 
Buy Button Plus – Sell Shopify Products 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #4 3 too high 8 
Statnive – Privacy-first Analytics + Revenue Reports for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
RepublishAI – WordPress SEO Plugin that Grows Organic Traffic on Autopilot 50+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 C Convert Address to Google Maps Link 100+ · 5.0★ (3) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 
Aludra — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 
AI Scribe – Content Writer, OpenAI GPT 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 
Copyleaks — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 
JasperReports IO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 
Arxygen AIWrite — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓1 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.