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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “medium importer”

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 “medium importer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Blog Porter – Blog Migration Importer shows at wp.org #3 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 20+ 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

Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder places #7 on merit, 4.6★ from 236 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 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #4 ↑3 2 too low 3 Blogger Importer 50K+ · 3.1★ (57) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Export Media URLs 7K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin 9K+ · 4.5★ (79) wp.org #9 ↑2 4 too low 6 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #10 ↑2 4 too low 7 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (236) wp.org #21 ↑1 14 too low 8 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 UseStrict’s Calendly Embedder 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads 900+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Blog Porter – Blog Migration Importer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 8 too high 12 All in One – AI Product Manager for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 Siteskyline Content Importer for Medium — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 External Image Importer – Import Remote Images to the Media Library 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Rooster One 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 P Product Sheet Importer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑3 4 too high 17 Replace External Images – Import External Images 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑2 3 too high 18 NiroHelp – AI-Native Helpdesk for Knowledge Base, Tickets, AI Chatbot, AI Ticket Responder and more 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Stedica SEO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 HugeProfit: Inventory, Profit & Finance – CRM for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 R Restaurant Manager — Online Food Ordering, Delivery & Pickup — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 PhotoFetch — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 SiteTransit Content Migrator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Themebeez Toolkit 8K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.