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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “json ld”

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 “json ld”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

BBH Custom Schema – Add Custom JSON-LD to Your Website shows at wp.org #3 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 900+ 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

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 1539 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356) wp.org #5 ↑2 2 too low 4 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #12 ↑3 6 too low 7 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #14 ↑4 7 too low 8 Slim SEO – AI SEO Plugin, Lightweight, Fast & Automated 70K+ · 4.7★ (136) wp.org #9 ↑7 1 too low 9 JSON-LD Breadcrumbs 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 8 too high 10 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #17 ↓3 7 too low 11 Structured Content (JSON-LD) #wpsc 30K+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too high 12 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #10 ↑2 3 too high 14 Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP 100K+ · 4.5★ (252) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too high 15 Create 6K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 BBH Custom Schema – Add Custom JSON-LD to Your Website 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↑1 13 too high 17 Breadcrumb Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 Local Business Schema Lite 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #21 ↓16 3 too low 19 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Absolute Reviews 6K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↑3 1 too high 21 Event SEO: Event Schema / Structured Data: Google Rich Snippet Schema for Event 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 YAHMAN Add-ons 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Grandranker 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 VK Google Job Posting Manager 2K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑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.