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

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 “landscaping”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 10K+ · 4.5★ (203) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 WP Before After Image Slider – Interactive Image and Video Comparison Plugin for WordPress 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 YardMetrik – Landscaping Material Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 MaxiBlocks Builder | 17,000+ Design Assets, Patterns, Icons & Starter Sites 600+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #24 ↓3 19 too low 6 A Anwar Before After Slider for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 VisualCompare – Before & After Slider 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 ActiveCalculator – Price Calculator Builder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 D Demi Yard Material Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 narSolutions Estimate & Booking Calculator – Quote, Room & Deposit Calculator for Service Businesses — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 BaqFlo BeforeAfter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Bidquill — AI Estimate Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Pallet Sales for eCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 ZipScheduler — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Beforely – Before After Slider & Image Comparison — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 CaseLens Before and After Gallery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Exayard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Quotelatic – Quote Request Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 E EasyLead – Popup Contact & Lead Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 B Bikit Business Directory 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21 Allaxi Timeline Slider Creator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 Form & Phone Lead Tracker for Local Service Businesses – Lead Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too high 23 ApproxIt – Service Estimate Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 Flexa Local Services — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.