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

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 “mk”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 3 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.

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Ranked above its merit

MK Reminders Creator shows at wp.org #17 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 145 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CodeColorer 1K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #1 2 POS Entegratör – Gurmehub Ödeme Eklentisi 1K+ · 4.7★ (48) wp.org #2 3 ShortPixel Adaptive Images – WebP, AVIF, CDN, Image Optimization 10K+ · 4.8★ (145) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 M MK Google Directions 100+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Optimized MK Order Porter for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 MakeCommerce for WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 M MK Alt Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 WebBox Booking Expert — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 CanalYar Channel Posts for Telegram, Bale and Rubika — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Cybernob Turnstile for Cloudflare — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Advanced DB Cleaner MK 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 M MK Post and Page Excerpts Widgets 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 DMA Posts Slider — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 MKWebTech Variation Swatches for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 ATS Moknah – Text to Speech, AI Voice & Audio Player — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 MKE Admin Menu Cleaner for Clients — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 MK Postmeta Cleaner 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 mk Simple Backups 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 FRELENA – AI Content & Social Media Automation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Air Quality MK — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 M MK Reminders Creator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 M MKS Video Embed With Shortcode 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 I icon4menu 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.