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

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 “minimise”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

WPC Multi Currency for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 60+ 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 wp.org
1 Contact Form Clean and Simple 7K+ · 4.7★ (195) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 IdeaPush 700+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #2 3 Persistent Login 6K+ · 3.9★ (26) wp.org #3 4 Import into Easy Property Listings 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 PitchPrint 300+ · 3.7★ (30) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Trustap Payment Gateway 50+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 AutoPostcode 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Amazon, eBay, NewEgg, Walmart and more. WooCommerce Multichannel Integration by ChannelUnity 30+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 KSA National Address Validator 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 QuickShipD Product Video – YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Product Video Gallery for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑2 1 too high 11 OpenGraph Fallback Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Scrobbled Blocks 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Shipper360 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 RMH Distance Master for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Shadow Software Crypto for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Taiji Template Inspector — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 GoalPrevail Tab Notifications — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Erdo CRA Compliance – EU Cyber Resilience Act, GDPR & NIS2 Scanner for WordPress — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 C ClearDraft — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 AVAR Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Keystep EU VAT Suite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Maker Pilot – Quick Contact — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Verkkokauppapaja B2B Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 WPC Multi Currency for WooCommerce 60+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 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.