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

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 “mighty”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 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

Mighty Notification Bar shows at wp.org #5 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

WPC Smart Compare for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (44) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #1 2

JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder 80K+ · 4.2★ (72) wp.org #2 3

Print Anywhere & Create PDFs of Order Receipts, Invoices, Labels & More. 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Premmerce Product Search for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.9★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #3 1 too high 5

CoCart – Headless REST API for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (21) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6

Embeds for YouTube 9K+ · 4.2★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑1 10 too low 7

MightyShare – Auto-Generated Social Media Images 200+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↓1 8

Optimize More! 100+ · 5.0★ (9) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 5 too low 9

Nooz 500+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #14 5 too low 10

Mighty Pros & Cons 700+ · 4.0★ (5) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 3 too high 12

Mighty Notification Bar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 7 too high 13

Cortaito — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 4 too high 14

RoundTable Lite — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 4 too high 15

Image Optimizers – Desktop, Mobile, Viewport Distance, Any Caching Plugin 10+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16

HappyFox Chat – Live Chat Plugin for WordPress Websites 70+ · 3.2★ (5) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17

Mighty Review For Discount 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 6 too high 18

Mighty Frequently Bought Together for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 6 too high 19 A AW Feed Manager For WooCommerce Product — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too high 20

Mighty Portfolio — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too high 21 M Mighty CAPTCHA 20+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 ↑1 22

Chiron — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 ↑1 23 W WP Font Manager — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #23

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.