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

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 “lorem”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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

Lorem Ipsum by Webline shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 100+ 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 signals wp.org

FakerPress 10K+ · 4.9★ (205) wp.org #1 2

Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) heavy footprint wp.org #3 ↑3 1 too low 3

CP Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #4 1 too low 4

DesignSetGo 8K+ · 5.0★ (3) heavy footprint thin reviews wp.org #2 2 too high 5

WP Spell Check 2K+ · 2.9★ (39) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6

Lorem Ipsum Scanner 40+ · 4.8★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7

Dummy Text Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8

WP Engine GeoTarget 400+ · 3.6★ (15) thin reviews wp.org #20 12 too low 9

Small Business Copywriting Plugin – Launch With Words 10+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #22 13 too low 10

All Users Filter 20+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #8 2 too high 11

Automatic Login 10+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑4 1 too low 12

Move Category description under products for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13

Lorem Ipsum – Block Editor Dummy Text Autocomplete 100+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 ↓2 8 too high 14 م محتوای جعلی فارسی | Persian Fake Contents 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15

ShortCut and Dummy Text Generator – build block layouts in seconds 50+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 6 too high 16

Lorem Ipsum by Webline 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 9 too high 17

Quevedo 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18

Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19

Site Suggest 50+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #17 2 too high 20

Test Content Generator 20+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #21 1 too low 21

DemoPress: Demo Content Generator 70+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #24 3 too low 22

Dummie (formerly Lipsum Dynamo) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 4 too high 23

Dummy Content Pack 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 24

Any Ipsum 40+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews 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.