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

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 “legislation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

GPSR for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #1 2 TermsFeed AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Cookie Consent, GDPR, CCPA, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Cookies Policy, EULA 70K+ · 4.7★ (246) wp.org #2 3 The GDPR Framework By Data443 10K+ · 4.8★ (65) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Civist – Petitions and Fundraising 900+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 ANAC XML Bandi di Gara 500+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Civic Cookie Control 2K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Taxonomy/Term and Role-based Discounts for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Hypothesis 200+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Minimum Age for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Amministrazione Aperta 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 KosTeams Payments for Yandex Pay and Yandex Split for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Spotrebiteľské práva pre WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Be POPIA Compliant 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Euverify- GPSR, CE & UKCA for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 GPSR for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 PPL CZ 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Registration Email Blocker 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 APG Withdrawal for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 Pay4All Age Verification – For WooCommerce & Pay4All Shop 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 FGX Ad — Cookie preferences 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 Loi 25 Comply 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 EU Withdrawal Manager for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 ANON::form embedded secure form 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.