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

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 “manga”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 20. 5 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.

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Ranked above its merit

CC Manga Comic Reader shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Manga+Press Comic Manager 100+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #1 2 Toocheke Companion 1K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #2 3 Init Reading Position – Remember, Return, Continue 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 4 MangaFocus – Panel-by-Panel Manga Reader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 MangaVisor – Simple Comic Reader 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Init Chat Engine – Real-Time, Community, Extensible 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 Dagens Horoskop 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓4 16 too low 8 J JTZL's SwipeComic 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 PDF Rack – 3D Flipbook, PDF Viewer & Embed PDF 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 J Jhon990 Download Cards & Comic Reader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 11 Kesifasya Source Preference Card for Google — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓4 3 too high 12 LMComments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too high 13 UAIP Yet Another PDF Editor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Animata — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓3 1 too high 15 M Media Consumption Log — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓3 1 too high 16 K Kommiku 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓4 6 too low 17 Marbo Kursbokning — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Picment AI Featured Image Generator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓4 1 too high 19 ChamaWP – Monetize With Donations, Memberships, Crowdfunding, Commissions & Restricted Content 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 4 too high 20 King Grabber 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓4 1 too high 21 W WP ANIGRAB 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓4 1 too high 22 K Kitsu API List 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓4 1 too high 23 T Tides 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓4 1 too low 24 C CC Manga Comic Reader 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓4 6 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.