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

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 “lyrics”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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

OneDS Start Package shows at wp.org #16 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 6 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 Hello Dolly 600K+ · 4.4★ (177) wp.org #1 2 MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 20K+ · 4.8★ (302) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 AudioIgniter Music Player 10K+ · 4.6★ (64) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Audio Album 4K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Easy Quotes 700+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too high 6 Lewe ChordPress – ChordPro Text Formatter 100+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Genolve – AI Business Graphics, Images & Video 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 Lyrics by Eminem 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 OpenSheetMusicDisplay 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Hello World 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 CyberForest Guitar Chord Sheet 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑3 1 too low 12 Y YGZ Music Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓3 1 too low 13 Fale Hafez 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too low 14 H Hello Ziggy — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Hello Dolly For Your Song 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 ZW Player Video Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 C Community Radio Jukebox — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓4 1 too low 18 Gaudério 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too low 19 H Hola Emprendedor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 Tarvetus Discograph — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Praise Director — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 OneDS Start Package 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 D DanceMoves — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 jQ Enchanter — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.