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

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 “magyar”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

Edit Usernames shows at wp.org #15 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 70+ 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

AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 633 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 HuCommerce | Magyar kiegészítések WooCommerce webáruházakhoz 9K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #1 2 Számlázz.hu integráció WooCommerce-hez 7K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #2 3 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #5 ↓2 2 too low 4 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #4 5 Billingo Official for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.1★ (14) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #10 ↓5 4 too low 7 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #22 ↓2 15 too low 8 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #6 ↑9 2 too high 9 Billingo Plus integráció WooCommerce-hez 900+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #13 ↓2 2 too low 12 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too low 14 Widget Visibility Time Scheduler 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 ↓4 2 too high 15 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events 600+ · 3.4★ (21) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too low 17 Real Accessibility: Accessibility Widget & Toolbar 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #17 18 BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 too low 19 Web accessibility widget by tabnav 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too low 20 AI Content Creator – Easy ChatGPT powered article generator 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too high 21 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Edit Usernames 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑4 7 too high 23 Integration for Szamlazz.hu & Gravity Forms 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓6 4 too high 24 RefiTune – Site refiner toolkit 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 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.