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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “mobile redirection”

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 “mobile redirection”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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.

Ranked above its merit

Blogger To WordPress shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 26 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 2433 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 AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) wp.org #1 2 IP2Location Redirection 7K+ · 4.3★ (43) wp.org #2 3 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 WPFront Scroll Top 200K+ · 4.9★ (142) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 SEO Engine – Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (48) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 30K+ · 4.5★ (778) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Any Mobile Theme Switcher 20K+ · 4.8★ (244) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Iptanus File Upload 10K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #17 ↑5 2 too low 16 Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Blogger To WordPress 3K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Simple Job Board 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 WP Bottom Menu 20K+ · 4.5★ (23) wp.org #24 ↓4 5 too low 20 Advanced GeoIP Redirect 900+ · 3.6★ (11) wp.org #20 ↑4 21 SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 Device-Based Redirect 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 Post Redirection – 301, 404 Redirects 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 Paymob for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 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.