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

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 “llms”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

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

Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 104 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 Website LLMs.txt 50K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #1 2 LLMs.txt and LLMs-Full.txt Generator 4K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 3 GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 30K+ · 4.6★ (683) wp.org #19 ↓3 16 too low 4 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too low 6 Security Ninja – WordPress Security & Firewall 7K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #21 15 too low 7 Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages 8K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #24 17 too low 8 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #18 ↓1 10 too low 9 Odyssey LLMS 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 LLM Markdown – Markdown Endpoints for AI Agents 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too high 11 LLMs.txt Curator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 Known Agents – Track AI Bots and Crawlers, Block Scrapers, Analyze LLM Referral Traffic 1K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too low 13 LovedByAI – GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) & AI SEO Plugin: AEO, llms.txt 1K+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Visibility – Lightweight SEO, AEO and GEO for Search and AI 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↑3 1 too low 15 OGEEAT 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 JumpsuitAI – llms.txt + Markdown Endpoints 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 RankReady – AI SEO, Schema, llms.txt, AEO and GEO for ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity 500+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #13 ↓3 4 too high 18 LLMagnet – AI Visibility & AI SEO for Claude, ChatGPT & More 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Auto LLMS (.txt) Generator 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 15 too high 20 Mira LLM Optimizer 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Mephivio Robots LLMs 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑3 11 too high 22 CodingBunny LLMs.txt Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 10 too high 23 LLMs.txt Builder 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑3 6 too high 24 MW LLMS Index 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 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.