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

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 “libreoffice”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Statify – Extended Evaluation shows at wp.org #2 but places #6 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 973 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Export and Import Users and Customers 50K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 M Mammoth .docx converter 20K+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #4 5 Product Import Export for WooCommerce – CSV Product Importer & Exporter 80K+ · 4.6★ (413) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Statify – Extended Evaluation 20K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #2 ↓1 4 too high 7 WP Ultimate CSV Importer – WordPress CSV, XML & Excel Import Export 20K+ · 4.4★ (593) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 The Paste 9K+ · 4.8★ (35) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 SEO Fury – SEO & GEO: Schema, XML Sitemap, Redirects, 404 Monitor, llms.txt 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↑1 8 too low 10 DB-Views: Dashboards, Data Tables and Webforms 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Spreadsheet Paste Block 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 Easy Alt Import Lite 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 RawType Order Exporter — Spreadsheet & CSV for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Facem Web Import & Export Articles 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 OrderFusion Lite – Order Filters, Columns & Export for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Nexeler User Data Export — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Fast Events 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 SScribe Export Site Pages 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑4 1 too low 19 Faro Factu – Tax Details — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 R RIICT Intranet — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 CodingBunny Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 WSTech Visual Table Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 POST TO ODT 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too high 24 J JH Message Export for Flamingo — · 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.