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

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 “koko”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Paykoko – BNPL Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #10 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 90+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Koko Analytics – Privacy-Friendly WordPress Analytics 70K+ · 5.0★ (245) wp.org #1 2 WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts 10K+ · 4.6★ (102) wp.org #2 3 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #3 4 Widget Content Blocks 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #4 5 Social Sharing (by Danny) 2K+ · 5.0★ (68) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar – Email Subscribe Notification Bar 6K+ · 4.6★ (31) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Change Username 4K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Hippoo Mobile App for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Add Plain-Text Email 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 ConvertNow Analytics: Website Stats, Visitor Statistics, AI Traffic and Bot Filtering 70+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11 Infinite Uploads – Offload, Optimize & Organize Your Media Library 800+ · 4.4★ (20) wp.org #21 ↓2 10 too low 12 Vireo Analytics – Cookieless WordPress Stats & Google Analytics Alternative 20+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Albert – Connect AI Assistants to WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 GT Link Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Loyal Security – Firewall & Malware Scanner 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓3 8 too low 16 P Paykoko – BNPL Payment Gateway 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 Page Visit Counter Analytics – Website Statistics & Google Analytics Alternative for WordPress 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 WPCreatix ViewMeter – WordPress Visitor Counter 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 SL Bank Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 Conversion Relay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 LUMN Analytics: Privacy-First, Cookieless Google Analytics Alternative — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Omea Analytics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 OG Analytics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Cheraq AI | هوش مصنوعی چراغ – مقاله‌نویس، سئو و چت پشتیبانی وردپرس 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.