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

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 “lottery”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Raffle for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #5 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 7 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.

Buried gem

Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 151 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WinRocket Raffle and Giveaway Campaigns for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #1 2 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Raffle Play Woocommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #3 4 Serial Numbers – Ultimate License Manager for Selling, Licensing & Securely Delivering Digital Content with WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (78) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Thai Lottery Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #20 ↓2 14 too low 7 Finale Lite – Sales Countdown Timer & Discount for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.7★ (151) wp.org #23 ↓1 16 too low 8 Dynamic QR Code – generator 5K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 9 Scratch and Win 100+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #9 10 Sonic KQXS 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 A Random Number 700+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Raffle for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 U US Lottery Results & AI Stats (NichebrAI) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 D Downtack Lotteries — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Subscription Gifts for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 Studza for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Tecnología Geek Loterías en Vivo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 WPHostee Competitions for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Animated Raffle Winner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Multipasko – Wyniki Lotto — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Sotask Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Lotto 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too high 23 L Lottery Number Supplier 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 Jupiter X Core 70K+ · 1.9★ (9) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.