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

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 ipsum”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Any Ipsum shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 40+ 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 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #1 ↑4 2 CP Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP Spell Check 2K+ · 2.9★ (39) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too low 4 Dummy Text Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Lorem Ipsum Scanner 40+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 All Users Filter 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 WP Engine GeoTarget 300+ · 3.6★ (15) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 Automatic Login 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↑5 2 too low 9 Small Business Copywriting Plugin – Launch With Words 10+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #21 ↓1 12 too low 10 Lorem Ipsum – Block Editor Dummy Text Autocomplete 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↓1 7 too high 11 Move Category description under products for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 Lorem Ipsum by Webline 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 7 too high 13 Quevedo 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #14 15 ShortCut and Dummy Text Generator – build block layouts in seconds 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 م محتوای جعلی فارسی | Persian Fake Contents 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too high 17 Site Suggest 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Test Content Generator 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Any Ipsum 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 8 too high 20 DemoPress: Demo Content Generator 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Dummie (formerly Lipsum Dynamo) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Dummy Content Pack 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑2 2 too high 23 Wexlab Website Launch Checker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Clenex 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.