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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “kakao”

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 “kakao”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

Simple Easy Social Login – OAuth Login shows at wp.org #10 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 20+ 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

Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic places #5 on merit, 4.4★ from 1053 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 Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (446) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 kakao-tam 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too low 4 Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ · 4.6★ (356) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic 10K+ · 4.4★ (1053) wp.org #21 16 too low 6 Korea for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 AL Pack 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Payment Plugins for Stripe Elementor – by Pay Addons 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 9 코드엠샵 마이사이트 – MSHOP MY SITE 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Korea SNS 3K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 ShareToSocial – Social Media Share Buttons & Sharing Icons 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 Heateor Login – Social Login Plugin 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Easy Stripe Payments & Donations 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓2 8 too low 15 Custom Blocks Templates 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Simple Easy Social Login – OAuth Login 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 우커머스 한국형 주소, Korea Address 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Pockyt – Accept Alternative Payments 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Sendgo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Mytory Importer for Tistory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 ESM Web3 Social Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Korea Map 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 pensopay Payments v2 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 WP Kakao Plusfriend 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.