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

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 “losung”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Billbee – Auftragsabwicklung, Warenwirtschaft, Automatisierung shows at wp.org #16 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 500+ 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 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Worthy – VG WORT Integration für WordPress 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 WP2LEADS | WordPress und KlickTipp einfach verbinden – WooCommerce und KlickTipp einfach verbinden 70+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 PrivacyBee – Datenschutz im Autopilot 800+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 The Word Widget 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #6 7 schubwerk Tracking 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Shoplex – EU Compliance for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 9 Gartentechnik.com 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 Novalnet Payment Gateway for Easy Digital Downloads 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Fabriel Team Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑3 13 BarrierEase 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Pet-Manager – Petfinder 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Calucon Third-Party Embed Gate 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑3 16 EOM Preferred Sources Button — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Thumbs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Only Members Access — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Gravity Forms payment plugin – Novalnet AG 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 STM Smart Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Z Zinia – Enjoy now. Pay later. — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 Billbee – Auftragsabwicklung, Warenwirtschaft, Automatisierung 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too high 23 Virtualbadge.io Certificate Validator 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 2-Klick Video for WPBakery Page Builder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 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.