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

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 “mint”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.

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

Mintpay for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 133 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Mail Mint – Email Marketing, Automation & WooCommerce Emails with AI Assistance 4K+ · 4.7★ (125) wp.org #1 2 HuCommerce | Magyar kiegészítések WooCommerce webáruházakhoz 9K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #2 3 WPFunnels – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce with Checkout & One Click Upsell 5K+ · 4.9★ (175) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI 10K+ · 4.9★ (493) wp.org #7 ↓2 2 too low 6 AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI 6K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too low 7 WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Bitcoin and Altcoin Wallets 50+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too low 10 Reoon Email Verifier 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11 Creator LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Coaches, Cohorts & Course Creators 100+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #14 ↓4 3 too low 12 Oliver POS – WooCommerce POS for iPhone, iPad & Android 700+ · 4.2★ (90) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 SaveTo Wishlist Lite – WooCommerce Wishlist 500+ · 4.2★ (11) wp.org #13 14 Pk Google Analytics 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Mintpay for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↓1 12 too high 16 Payid19 Crypto Payment Gateway 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 7 too high 17 Precious Metals Product Prices for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 NFT Marketplace and Loyalty Rewards 20+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 UltimaTour Contact Forms 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 SMTPing Email Verifier — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Abency Connector 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Deskmode Suite 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Virtuáljog 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too high 24 W WaffarAD Affiliate Network 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.