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

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 “llama”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 4 plugins are 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

HUMN-1 AI Website Scanner & Human Certification by Winston AI shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 20+ 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 Quotes llama 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #1 2 AI Bud – AI Content Generator, AI Chatbot, ChatGPT, Gemini, GPT-4o 2K+ · 4.5★ (23) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 RSS llama 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Limb AI Chatbot 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 HHG for TranslatePress 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 AI Provider for Ollama 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Odyssey LLMS 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 9 Aiify – ChatGPT, Ollama and OpenRouter AI Copywriting, Content Writing and Editing 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10 Retro Winamp Block 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Llama Shuffle — by Barking Llama — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 RoidNet AI Content Creator – Bulk Article Writer & Auto Poster 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 AI Marketing Expert — AI Email Marketing, AI Content Generator, SEO Analyzer, AI Workflow Automation, Social Media & Ai Chatbot 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 AI Content Writer – Automatic Content Generator and Auto Poster 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 PurePen AI – AI Content Generator with Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini & More 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Ultimate AI Connector for Compatible Endpoints 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 Jokiruiz Local Model Connector 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 Codesala SEO Content Engine 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 StoreHelper Kit – WooCommerce Bulk Edit, AI ALT Text & SEO Toolkit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 Rusenas AI Generator 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 DominoPost – Advanced Post Editor with AI Writer, Link Building Suite, Free Google Search Console & GA4 Analytics 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 Cubix AI Article Generator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 TranslateRocket – Free Multilingual Translation, Unlimited Languages 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 HUMN-1 AI Website Scanner & Human Certification by Winston AI 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓3 7 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.