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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “linear radio”

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 “linear radio”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 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

Survey Form Block shows at wp.org #6 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 400+ 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.

Buried gem

Listdom: AI-powered Business Directory with Classifieds Ads Listings places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 60 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Survey Maker by AYS 5K+ · 4.8★ (79) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms 20K+ · 4.4★ (433) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Serverless Radio 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Listdom: AI-powered Business Directory with Classifieds Ads Listings 1K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Linear Live Radio Player for Serverlessradio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 4 too high 9 Easy Form 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Nodest – Workflow Automation and MCP 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 Survey Form Block 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 iReplay TV Channel and Radio Station — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Addronix Addons for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 MetriPrice – Price Calculator & Product Configurator for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 PreloadX – Custom Preloader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 FormYar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 ThemePlus – Modern Theme Options Framework by FrontTheme — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Extra Fields for ACF: 30 Custom Field Types for Advanced Custom Fields — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Contactum Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 PSBDx Smart Report Management — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Antimanual Campaign – AI powered email campaign and automation in WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 ConvertyBot — AI Sales Assistant for WooCommerce — · 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.