wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “jsonld”
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 “jsonld”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 19. 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
Schema Breadcrumbs shows at wp.org #15 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WordLift – AI powered SEO – Schema places #2 on merit, 4.4★ from 65 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.
Catalogue de formation Digiforma 70+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 WordLift – AI powered SEO – Schema 300+ · 4.4★ (65) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 ↑1 7 too low 3 
Local Business Schema Widget 20+ · 4.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Mediavine Control Panel 10K+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 
JSON-LD Generator for Generative Engine Optimization GEO 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 2 too high 6 A Axismundi Object Projections — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #4 2 too high 7 
Bitkit Opening Hours & Holidays 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 2 too high 8 
AI Domain Data — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
Everlange Connect – llms.txt, AI robots.txt & JSON-LD — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #7 2 too high 10 
sHub-jld 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↑1 11 O Omniply Connect — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 12 
Renderbit FAQ Structured Data — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 13 
Active Twist SEO + JSON-LD — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #14 1 too low 14 J JSONLD Semantic Tags — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 1 too high 15 
CiteBoost GEO — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #16 1 too low 16 
ArchivioMD — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #17 1 too low 17 
SEOPulse – SEO tools to Boost your Rankings & Traffic — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #18 1 too low 18 
Phototools: Basics — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #19 1 too low 19 S Schema Breadcrumbs 100+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 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.