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

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 “leaf”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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.

Ranked above its merit

Leaf CRM shows at wp.org #4 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — 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

Dynamic Visibility for Elementor places #7 on merit, 4.6★ from 89 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi 4K+ · 4.1★ (18) wp.org #1 2 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 L Lessify WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Falling Things 200+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 50K+ · 4.6★ (89) wp.org #23 ↓2 16 too low 8 Featherweight 10K+ · 4.1★ (45) wp.org #22 ↓2 14 too low 9 Elemendas Addons 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Leaf CRM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 LogingPower — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Outline to Mind Map 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 S SeasonOnTrain Category Tree Widget for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 GoalPrevail Trust Icons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑5 3 too high 15 DesignYourQR – QR Code Generator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 DevLab Maintenance Mode 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 DigiFest 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 MoxKit Addons for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑7 2 too high 19 zinejs Flipbook — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too high 20 EasyVizi Sunburst — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 M MksDdn Migrate Content 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓5 2 too high 22 Lion Social Share — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 WPC Recurring Orders for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 ConfigOps – Configuration Management — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.