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

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 “ltr”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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 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

Atr Inline Rtl Ltr shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 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

My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 1199 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Infinity23 (Formerly Tag Manager) – One Plugin That Replaces All The Rest 20K+ · 4.7★ (53) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Wikipedia Preview 1K+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #4 ↑11 2 too low 3 Falang multilanguage for WordPress 1K+ · 5.0★ (113) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) 100K+ · 4.9★ (1199) wp.org #11 ↓2 7 too low 5 N news ticker benaceur 1K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #5 6 Page & Post Notes 1K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 Mailonix – Email Template Customizer for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (105) wp.org #12 ↑2 5 too low 8 LTR RTL Admin content 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #8 ↓2 9 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #10 ↑2 1 too low 10 PDF Catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (26) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 RTL/LTR Switcher 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 ↑2 9 too high 12 EZ Downloader – Plugin & Theme 90+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #14 ↑2 2 too low 13 Flipbook PDF Viewer & Embedder 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 14 Simple Ebook Viewer 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓4 1 too low 15 Atr Inline Rtl Ltr 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 12 too high 16 Social Chat Buttons 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 Wawp Country Code & Chat Widget for WooCommerce 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 WP ESIGNATURE RTL (Right to Left) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Persian Locale LTR Fix — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Summary box for Wikipedia links 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too high 21 Anbarak Inventory Management & Profit Reports for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Radio Image Buttons for Elementor & CF7 Lite 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Ultimate Logo Slider & Carousel – Logo Showcase & Gallery 80+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑3 3 too high 24 Email customizer and designer for woocommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 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.