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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “memory game”

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 “memory game”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Pairsly – Memory Game shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its — 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

FunnelKit Automations – Email Marketing Automation and CRM for WordPress & WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 5.0★ from 346 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 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Personal Dictionary – Vocabulary Games, Memory Games 60+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Interactive Content – H5P 40K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ · 4.4★ (559) wp.org #13 ↑2 7 too low 7 Bricksable for Bricks Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 FunnelKit Automations – Email Marketing Automation and CRM for WordPress & WooCommerce 20K+ · 5.0★ (346) wp.org #19 ↓1 11 too low 9 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 UsageDD 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #15 ↑4 2 too low 14 FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast High-Performance Social Network, Community, LMS & Online Courses 8K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 WHA Puzzle 200+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #8 ↑1 8 too high 17 Pairsly – Memory Game — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Wp Tic-Tac-Toe 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓4 2 too low 19 Memory Match Marketing Game for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 PreOrders for WooCommerce – PreCart 70+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓2 3 too low 21 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too high 22 GameSync Game Data Importer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Manager for Steam 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 Press3D 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.