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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “job posts”

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 “job posts”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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 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

WP All Import – Job Listing Import for WP Job Manager shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 217 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Job Manager 70K+ · 4.4★ (237) wp.org #1 2 HireZoot – Job Listings, Career Page & Recruitment Tool 30K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Simple Job Board 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Job Postings 10K+ · 4.4★ (58) wp.org #4 5 SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher 10K+ · 4.6★ (201) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website 8K+ · 4.3★ (32) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Missed Scheduled Posts Publisher by WPBeginner 20K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts 10K+ · 4.6★ (102) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Job Manager & Career – Manage job board listings, and recruitments 1K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 Go Fetch Jobs (for WP Job Manager) 600+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 easy.jobs – AI powered Job Listing, Job Board, Career Page, Recruitment & Hiring Solution 4K+ · 4.7★ (26) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 JobWP – Job Board Plugin for WordPress | Job Listings, Career Page & Applications 1K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Category Posts in Custom Menu 2K+ · 4.8★ (43) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 M MAS Companies For WP Job Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions 900+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 WP All Import – Job Listing Import for WP Job Manager 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 Custom Field For WP Job Manager 800+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 VK Google Job Posting Manager 2K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #11 13 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.