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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “llm bots”

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 “llm bots”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

LLM Bot Tracker – AI Crawler Detection & Analytics shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

SEO Booster places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 54 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #1 2 LLMagnet – AI Visibility & AI SEO for Claude, ChatGPT & More 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 Better Robots.txt – AI-Ready Crawl Control & Bot Governance 5K+ · 4.5★ (102) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 30K+ · 4.6★ (683) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 RankReady – AI SEO, Schema, llms.txt, AEO and GEO for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity 500+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Known Agents – Track AI Bots and Crawlers, Block Scrapers, Analyze LLM Referral Traffic 1K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Website LLMs.txt 50K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 SEO Booster 800+ · 4.8★ (54) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Odyssey LLMS 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 OGEEAT 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #14 15 One-V LLM Serve 10+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #15 16 LLMs.txt Curator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 LovedByAI – GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) & AI SEO Plugin: AEO, llms.txt 1K+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 MW LLMS Index 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 LLM Bot Tracker – AI Crawler Detection & Analytics 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 13 too high 20 Prime SEO – AI SEO, LLMs.txt Generator, AI Bots Manager & AI Crawler Stats 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Mephivio Robots LLMs 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Forge AI Bot Log – Block AI Bots, Crawler Detection & Verification 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 LLM Friendly 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 LLM Override 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 5 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.