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

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 migrate”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Tutor LMS – Migration Tool shows at wp.org #4 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 1125 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. 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 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution 80K+ · 4.8★ (250) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 LearnPress – Backup & Migration Tool 5K+ · 3.0★ (16) wp.org #2 7 too high 10 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too high 11 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Tutor LMS – Migration Tool 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 9 too high 14 Creator LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Coaches, Cohorts & Course Creators 100+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Export All Posts, Products, Orders & Users | WP Ultimate Exporter | WordPress CSV Export 6K+ · 3.2★ (16) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Bit Flows: AI Agent Automation & Integrations for Forms, CRM, eCommerce, Google Sheets, and More 1K+ · 4.9★ (64) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 PressPrimer Quiz – AI Quiz Maker, Exam Builder & LMS Assessment Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Subscriptions for WooCommerce Recurring Payments with Membership Content Restriction 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Tutor LMS BunnyNet Integration 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 PSBDx Smart Report Management — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 VideoFlowEngine HLS Streaming — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Samybaxy's Hyperdrive — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Rooster LMS — · 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.