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

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 “mastodon”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Enable Mastodon Apps shows at wp.org #5 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin places #11 on merit, 4.0★ from 556 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #1 ↑5 2 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #2 3 Include Mastodon Feed 800+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #3 ↓2 4 XPoster – Share to Bluesky and Mastodon 10K+ · 3.8★ (69) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too low 7 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 ActivityPub 6K+ · 4.9★ (40) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #19 ↓2 8 too low 12 Social Media Auto Poster – Schedule & Publish to Buffer 7K+ · 4.5★ (125) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 Share on Mastodon 1K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting 3K+ · 4.4★ (104) wp.org #23 ↓1 9 too low 15 WP-Appbox 2K+ · 4.5★ (63) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Enable Mastodon Apps 500+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↓1 11 too high 17 Einsatzverwaltung 1K+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Friends 900+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 ↑2 7 too high 19 Fuse Social Icons 10K+ · 4.6★ (58) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Share Buttons & AI-powered Summaries 1K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 WPGraphQL Yoast SEO Addon 10K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓3 7 too high 22 Simple Mastodon Verification 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 WebFinger 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too high 24 ShareThis Follow Buttons 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.