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

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 “mobi”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Bouzin Download Stats Manager shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 File Upload Types by WPForms 40K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #1 2 CatFolders Document Gallery & PDF Library 3K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Ebook Store 700+ · 4.4★ (60) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 FileBird Document Library 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 LemonInk Ebook Watermarking for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 MPL-Publisher — Ebook & Audiobook Creator 700+ · 4.9★ (46) wp.org #17 ↓2 10 too low 8 SEO Backlink Monitor 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 DietPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #23 ↓3 14 too low 10 Mooberry Book Manager 1K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #22 ↑1 12 too low 11 Simple Ebook Viewer 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Payhip – Sell Downloads 200+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 too low 13 Storage for Woo via S3-Compatible 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓2 8 too low 14 Bg forReaders 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓2 6 too low 15 M Mobi Notice Dock — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 KindPixels PDF Gallery – Turn Files into Clean Galleries 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 8 too high 17 M Mobi Order Numbers — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 WP Browser/Platform Detection 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Miguel for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 6 too high 20 RS ARC Manager – Advance Review Copy Management System 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 6 too high 21 MobileRank – Mobile Performance Diagnostics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too high 22 Bouzin Download Stats Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 10 too high 23 FileSpark – Sell Digital Downloads & Products — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too high 24 Storage for Woo via Dropbox 10+ · 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.