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

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 optimization”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Auto LLMS (.txt) Generator shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 300+ 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

WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 124 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 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 LLMagnet – AI Visibility & AI SEO for Claude, ChatGPT & More 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 RankReady – AI SEO, Schema, llms.txt, AEO and GEO for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity 500+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 30K+ · 4.6★ (683) wp.org #13 ↓5 9 too low 5 Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #10 ↑5 5 too low 6 Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages 8K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too low 7 GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO 70K+ · 4.8★ (119) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #24 ↓2 16 too low 9 Mira LLM Optimizer 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 Known Agents – Track AI Bots and Crawlers, Block Scrapers, Analyze LLM Referral Traffic 1K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #8 ↑3 2 too high 11 Website LLMs.txt 50K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #12 ↓3 1 too low 12 LovedByAI – GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) & AI SEO Plugin: AEO, llms.txt 1K+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #6 ↑1 6 too high 13 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 One-V LLM Serve 10+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 MAIO – ChatGPT SEO Tracking & AI Search Optimization 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↑2 4 too high 16 SEO for AI Search 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓1 9 too high 17 Visibility – Lightweight SEO, AEO and GEO for Search and AI 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 OGEEAT 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 ↓4 4 too low 19 Auto LLMS (.txt) Generator 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑1 15 too high 20 CapstonAI – AI SEO & GEO Optimization 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 LLM Bot Tracker – AI Crawler Detection & Analytics 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 12 too high 22 Answer Engine Optimization 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 LLM Override 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 pixeline Generative Engine Optimization – LLM.txt 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.