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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “menu sync”

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 “menu sync”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 4 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

Classic Menu Sync for Block shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 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

WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 2470 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851) wp.org #1 2 Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Media Sync 50K+ · 4.7★ (86) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Nested Pages 90K+ · 4.7★ (126) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Media Cloud Sync 1K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too low 7 WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470) wp.org #20 ↑1 13 too low 8 Five Star Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 5K+ · 4.6★ (107) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Sync Post With Other Site 3K+ · 3.9★ (29) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 2K+ · 4.9★ (210) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 Fullscreen Menu 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too high 12 Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ · 4.8★ (317) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Menu Image, Icons made easy 100K+ · 4.5★ (123) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 FlexStock – Product Stock Sync with Google Sheets for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Bulk Product Sync – Bulk Product Editor for WooCommerce with Google Sheets™ 300+ · 4.2★ (27) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 CiviCRM Member Sync 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Sync QCloud COS 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 Kadence Central – Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting 30K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too high 21 Sync Master Sheet – Product Sync with Google Sheet for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 MIPL Multistore Sync for WooCommerce. Sync Products, Stock and Orders. 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 Classic Menu Sync for Block 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 14 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.