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

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 “modul”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 6 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

Homerunner shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 F Facturare WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #1 2 teachPress 2K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 HuCommerce | Magyar kiegészítések WooCommerce webáruházakhoz 9K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #19 16 too low 4 Bookero.pl – system rezerwacji online 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Spotrebiteľské práva pre WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Alsendo Connect 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Janolaw AGB Hosting 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Elimina Diacritice 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 Garanție SGR pentru WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓1 13 too low 10 Payout payment gateway 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 B BizCalendar Web 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Novalnet Payment Gateway for Easy Digital Downloads 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 NetRačuni for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 FaniMani.pl 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 AI-Ready WP 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Apaczka: integracja z WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓1 7 too low 17 VereinOnline.org 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 weepay Payment Gateway | weepay Sanal POS Modülü 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Price Sync for eMAG — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 SiteCockpit Integration 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Pet-Manager – Petfinder 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Empik for Woocommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Quatro splátkový predaj 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Homerunner 70+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 15 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.