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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “mask manager”

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 “mask manager”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

DevDome Redirect Manager: Link Rotator, Geo Redirect & 302 Redirect shows at wp.org #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 300+ 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

Simple Link Directory – AI Powered places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 121 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 License Manager for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (147) wp.org #2 3 Content Mask 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (808) wp.org #4 5 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #10 ↓2 5 too low 6 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #16 ↑1 10 too low 7 Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions 40K+ · 4.6★ (171) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too low 8 JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder 80K+ · 4.2★ (72) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too low 9 Simple Link Directory – AI Powered 2K+ · 4.8★ (121) wp.org #21 ↑2 12 too low 10 Country Code For Elementor Form Telephone Field 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too high 11 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #23 ↓1 12 too low 12 Max Addons for Bricks Builder 1K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #9 ↑2 3 too high 13 Quill Forms | Conversational Multi Step Forms, Surveys & quizzes 3K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Easy Content Manager (ECM) – Custom Post Types, Custom Fields & Content Management 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 WCFM Membership – WooCommerce Memberships for Multivendor Marketplace 10K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 UpdraftCentral Dashboard 5K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Sky Addons for Elementor – 160+ Widgets, GSAP Animations, Templates & Theme Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Juliet Just Masks 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑2 12 too high 20 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too high 21 Business Card Block – present your team and contact info in style 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 DevDome Redirect Manager: Link Rotator, Geo Redirect & 302 Redirect 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑1 16 too high 23 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 too high 24 Themex Currency Manager for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.