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

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 “mas”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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.

Ranked above its merit

MAS Elementor shows at wp.org #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPGlobus places #10 on merit, 4.5★ from 228 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8708) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 HubSpot All-In-One Marketing – Forms, Popups, Live Chat 200K+ · 4.3★ (207) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too low 3 M MAS Companies For WP Job Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #3 4 MAS Static Content 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Simple Yearly Archive 6K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too low 6 Csomagpontok és Címkék WooCommerce-hez 7K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 VietQR 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Mantenimiento web 20K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Accesibilidad Web con el Widget de AccedeMe 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 WPGlobus 8K+ · 4.5★ (228) wp.org #24 ↓2 14 too low 11 W WP-dTree 2K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #21 ↑3 10 too low 12 LightPress Lightbox 40K+ · 4.6★ (72) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Transbank Webpay 10K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 MAS Videos 1K+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #4 11 too high 16 Bangla Web Fonts 2K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 MAS Elementor 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 12 too high 18 Bold pagos en linea 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Newsletter Subscription Form – User Subscriptions Form, Capture Email 1K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓2 4 too low 20 payOS 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 SePay Gateway 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Zoho Marketing Automation 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 MAS Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 Casso Flow – Tự động xác nhận thanh toán chuyển khoản ngân hàng 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.