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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “lang attribute”

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 “lang attribute”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 2 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

Juiz Lang Attribute shows at wp.org #3 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 1815 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3003) wp.org #7 6 too low 2 Lang Attribute for the Block Editor 90+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WP Multilang – Translation and Multilingual Plugin 10K+ · 4.3★ (100) wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too low 4 WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68) wp.org #8 ↑3 4 too low 5 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #12 ↓3 7 too low 6 Geolocation IP Detection 20K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1815) wp.org #24 16 too low 9 CHL-Change HTML Lang 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 too high 10 Currency Converter Widget 2K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 wp-forecast 4K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Language Attribute for Container Blocks and Pages/Posts 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 10 too high 13 Simple Author Box 90K+ · 4.3★ (115) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 eRecht24 Legal Texts 50K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 10 too high 16 BMI Adult & Kid Calculator 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Abbreviation Button for the Block Editor 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Juiz Lang Attribute 1K+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #3 15 too high 19 Quick Maps – Google Maps Without API Key 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 Scoremer: Football Livescore, Tables and Fixtures 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 21 Web Accessibility Toolkit – Accessibility Checker & ARIA for WCAG, Section 508 & ADA Compliance 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 12 too high 22 LegalBlink 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too high 23 Quick Multilingual 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too high 24 Tranzly™ – AI Translation & Multilingual 7K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 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.