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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “jetpack stats”

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 “jetpack stats”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.

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

reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 400+ 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

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 3221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #1 2 Jetpack Social 30K+ · 3.3★ (74) wp.org #2 3 SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (816) wp.org #8 ↑14 5 too low 4 Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (167) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 Koko Analytics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics 70K+ · 5.0★ (245) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Booster for WooCommerce – PDF Invoices, Abandoned Cart, Variation Swatches & 100+ Tools 30K+ · 4.6★ (535) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too low 8 Post Views for Jetpack 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Jetpack Search 5K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 Redis Object Cache 500K+ · 4.5★ (179) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too low 14 BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP 20K+ · 4.8★ (85) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 WP Popups – WordPress Popup builder 30K+ · 4.9★ (112) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Simple Client Dashboard 2K+ · 4.5★ (26) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 WP Frontend Admin – Display WP Admin Pages in the Frontend 400+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Vireo Analytics – Cookieless WordPress Stats & Google Analytics Alternative 20+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Jetpack Stats 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 14 too high 20 ConvertNow Analytics: Website Stats, Visitor Statistics, AI Traffic and Bot Filtering 70+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 too low 21 Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #21 22 reCAPTCHA V3 for Jetpack 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 15 too high 23 Easy Search Replace – Find & Replace Text/HTML/URLs, Remove Footer Credit 700+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Matomo Tracker 100+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #16 8 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.