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

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 “minecraft”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 7 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

FenShop (gaming shop for minecraft & steam games) shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #4 ↓2 3 too low 2

MC Server Status 90+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #1 1 too high 3

Gaming-Plus Game Server Status 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #2 ↑3 2 too high 5

WooMinecraft-WP 30+ · 4.0★ (10) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 5 too low 6

StoreLink for Minecraft by MrDino 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 3 too high 7

Server Status For Minecraft PC & PE (MCServerStatus) 20+ · 3.7★ (6) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8

Server Status for MC by MrDino 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 M MinecraftServerStatus 20+ · 4.8★ (4) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10

Avatars for MC by MrDino — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 2 too high 11

List2Play Servers 10+ · 0.0★ (0) not PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #7 4 too high 12

Avatars Minecraft 20+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 6 too high 13 G GameQuery Server Lists — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 2 too high 14

Clanfront — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 2 too high 15

MCPing 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 B BuddyPress Minecraft Server Group 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 M Minestatus 30+ · 3.0★ (8) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 M Minotar 50+ · 4.3★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓1 4 too low 19

Minecraft Map to Image 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1 20 M Minepic 10+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 M Minecraft Control Panel 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 M Minecraft Item Library 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 M MCstatus 10+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24

FenShop (gaming shop for minecraft & steam games) 10+ · 1.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 9 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.