Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “klick”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 3 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 Accessibility shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Fusion Lite – Marketing Automation and CRM Integration for WordPress 4K+ · 5.0★ (69) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WP2LEADS | WordPress und KlickTipp einfach verbinden – WooCommerce und KlickTipp einfach verbinden 70+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 wp-greet 50+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 avalex – Automatisch sichere Rechtstexte 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 DigiMasterTools Email sync for Klick Tipp and WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 VereinOnline.org 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Term Description Popup — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 rapidmail: Newsletter & E-Mail Marketing for WooCommerce 400+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Fabriel Team Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑6 1 too low 11 WP Smart SEO 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Simple Accessibility 100+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 IT-Recht Kanzlei Trust-Widget 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 payever Checkout – Composable Payment Gateway 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 StudioMeyer Transparency Toolkit for the EU AI Act 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 BarrierEase 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 1 too high 17 SpendeOnline.org 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓3 18 Mediacoast Booking Embed für Flexx — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 Calucon Third-Party Embed Gate 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑5 20 EOM Preferred Sources Button — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 I incert Voucher Management System — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 PriceBoard Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 STM Smart Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 HWG Check — · 0.0★ (0) 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.