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

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 “lenses”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 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

SearchCue: AI Site Search & Answers shows at wp.org #15 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Simple Product Options for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.7★ (35) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Lenses Prescription 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Increase average cart value with Cross-Sell – Splendid Sales Booster for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 C Custom Query Shortcode 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 GemBooking – Appointment Booking, Booking Calendar & Reservations 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 Auglio Try-on Mirror 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 Forge12 Accessories for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Optogrid Eyeglasses for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Usedkit – Waitlist and Condition Grades for Used Goods — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Luma Product Fields 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Rexivue Lens Prescription for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 SitePrimed — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Auglio Try-on Mirror 30+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 Opportunity Hunter – Search Insights — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 MirrAR Virtual Try On — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 sigora Area Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 19 APS-C Crop — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 SearchCue: AI Site Search & Answers — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 CCTV Lens Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Buildora File Attachment — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Nexura Product Video Media Gallery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Prescription for WooCommerce – Medical Prescription Upload & Pharmacy Order Approval — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.