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

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 “mg”, 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Duitku Payment Gateway shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MaxGalleria places #4 on merit, 4.4★ from 65 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Magical Addons For Elementor ( Theme Builder, Header Footer Builder, Free Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates Library ) 4K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 A Autopreenchimento de endereço em formulários 1K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Payment Gateway Icons For WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 MaxGalleria 1K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #16 ↓1 12 too low 5 MGS Recommend to a Friend — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 via.mg – Auto Short Links & Social Previews — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 M Mg Before and After Gallery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 SugarCalc — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Parcel Tracking 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 iMegaSearch — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Sound Money Info Quotes Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Laqi Unit Stock Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑2 1 too high 13 Simple PreOrder + Delivery Times — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too high 14 Petruth Smart Gallery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too high 15 Portfolio Pro Advance — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 M MG – Instamojo for GiveWP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 MG Block Slider 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Notices Panel 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Duitku for GiveWP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 ZPT Metals 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 WH4U Domains — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 F Fancy Login Form — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Flaver Nicotine Shot Calculator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Duitku Payment Gateway 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.