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

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 “khan”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

PDF Smart Viewer for Elementor shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Album Gallery for Flickr 4K+ · 3.9★ (86) wp.org #1 2 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #2 3 W4 Post List 3K+ · 4.7★ (94) wp.org #3 4 Smart LazyLoad – Lazy Load Images, Videos and Iframes 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Advanced Testimonial Carousel For Elementor 2K+ · 3.6★ (12) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 SuperFlare Cache – Cloudflare Cache & Auto-Purging 60+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 ShareToSocial – Social Media Share Buttons & Sharing Icons 100+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Add To Cart Button Customizations 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Glossary Tooltip – Highlight Terms & Show Tooltips 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 DevVN Local Store 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 LinkMyDeals 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Ultimate WP Captcha 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Advanced Image Comparison for Elementor 1K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 PDF Smart Viewer for Elementor 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 Coupon API 200+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #15 16 Gou Manage My Account Menu – User Roles 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Create User From Guest Order 100+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Welcomify – Custom Welcome Dashboard 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 R Remove invalid menu items 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 BD Address Fields for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Aben – Auto Bulk Email Notifications — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Appza builder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 S Smart Country Blocker 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Ultimate Searchable Accordion Lite – WPBakery Page Builder Addon 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.