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

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 “kindle”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Post Kinds for IndieWeb in Block Themes shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ 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

Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 115 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MPL-Publisher — Ebook & Audiobook Creator 700+ · 4.9★ (46) wp.org #1 2 Ebook Store 700+ · 4.4★ (60) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Professional Social Sharing Buttons, Icons & Related Posts – Shareaholic 10K+ · 4.4★ (1053) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too low 4 MyBookTable Bookstore by Stormhill Media 1K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Embed Privacy 10K+ · 4.9★ (26) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Affiliate Super Assistent 1K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 Mooberry Book Manager 1K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Friendly User Agent for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Digital Content Delivery (incl. DRM) by Flickrocket for WooCommerce 60+ · 2.6★ (10) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Equivalent Mobile Redirect 2K+ · 3.9★ (33) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 SimpleDRM 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 SFR Book Review Showcase 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 MRW Simplified Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 15 Post Kinds for IndieWeb in Block Themes 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑2 8 too high 16 WP Browser/Platform Detection 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 DeviceChecker for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 Blog To HTML 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Good Reads Books 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 D Daily Free Kindle Books 10+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Calucon Third-Party Embed Gate 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑4 4 too high 22 The Grand Athenaeum — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 Flexa Cache — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 M Mailchimp as a Registration 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 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.