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

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 “learnpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 7 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

LearnPress – bbPress Integration shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 250 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 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #1 2 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #10 8 too low 3 LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 80K+ · 4.8★ (503) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #17 13 too low 5 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution 80K+ · 4.8★ (250) wp.org #24 18 too low 7 WidgetKit for Elementor – Lightweight Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 7K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #13 ↑3 6 too low 8 LearnPress – Backup & Migration Tool 5K+ · 3.0★ (16) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #19 ↓6 10 too low 10 Omnibus — show the lowest price 10K+ · 4.1★ (51) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification 1K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #22 ↓7 11 too low 12 Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 LearnPress – Course Wishlist 10K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 Real Category Management: Content Management in Category Folders 2K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #18 ↓4 4 too low 15 LearnPress – Prerequisites Courses 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 13 too high 16 Thim Kit for Elementor – Pre-built Templates & Widgets for Elementor 20K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑3 1 too high 17 Tutor LMS – Migration Tool 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑4 1 too high 18 LearnPress – Course Review 20K+ · 2.5★ (8) wp.org #4 14 too high 19 Experience API for LearnPress by GrassBlade 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 13 too high 20 Visibility Control for LearnPress 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 Manual Completions for LearnPress 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑2 1 too high 22 LearnPress – Sepay Payment 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑5 8 too high 23 LearnPress – bbPress Integration 2K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #7 16 too high 24 LearnPress – BuddyPress Integration 1K+ · 1.0★ (3) wp.org #8 16 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.