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

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 “memo”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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 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

zimpliScribe shows at wp.org #16 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Plugin Notes Plus 9K+ · 5.0★ (62) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 JAMP Notes (Just Another Memo Plugin) 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Integration for WooCommerce and QuickBooks 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #3 4 Page & Post Notes 1K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #4 5 Notely 600+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #5 6 myEasyCompta – Invoicing, Accounting & Quotes Plugin for WordPress 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 WP To Do 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Corexa crypto payment 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 host-meta 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Block & Optimize PDFs – PDF.dk 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Plugin Notes Label 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 M Migal Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 K kurashi-clutch Admin Notes and Wiki — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 HXMD — Markdown Log Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Pairsly – Memory Game — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Voice Recording Field for WPForms 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Toorimichi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Senex Admin Reminders — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Neutrope SEO Report Dashboard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 zimpliScribe — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 HXSR — Smart Redirecter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Demfilz Sync for QuickBooks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Persian Office Automation SaaS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 AdminHero — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.