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

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

Cyrillic 2 Latin shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 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

Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 98 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 Cyr-To-Lat 300K+ · 4.7★ (98) wp.org #2 3 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Cyr to Lat Enhanced 80K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion 3K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #5 6 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #6 7 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 My Agile Privacy® – CMP, Cookie Consent & Privacy Tools 7K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too low 10 Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #15 ↓3 5 too low 11 WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #11 ↑4 2 too high 14 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #10 ↑3 4 too high 15 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Widgets for Amazon Reviews 2K+ · 4.0★ (45) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 ↑2 8 too high 18 Automatic Translator with Google Translate 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Cyrillic Permalinks 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓4 8 too high 23 Cyrillic 2 Latin 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓4 10 too high 24 Edit Usernames 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.