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

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 “moodle”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 19. 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

LMSACE Connect – WooCommerce Moodle™ LMS Integration shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 200+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MooWoodle – WordPress Moodle LMS Integration, Sell Moodle Courses via WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #1 2 Edwiser Bridge – WordPress Moodle Integration 4K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #2 3 SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #3 4 WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) 1K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 WP OAuth Server (OAuth Authentication) 3K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 CourseTransit 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓3 1 too low 7 Stacksight 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 10 too low 8 EdHerlemann Course Sync for Moodle — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 Plugixa Exam – Online Exams, Live Monitoring, Quizzes & Certificates — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 LMSACE Connect – WooCommerce Moodle™ LMS Integration 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too high 11 Sertifier Certificate & Badge Maker for WordPress – Tutor LMS 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 SAML IDP – Login with WordPress Users via SAML SSO — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 MasterQuiz AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 M Moodle Course List Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 GoldT WebMCP Bridge 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Opencast Plugin — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 B Banckle Chat 10+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 W Woo to Moodle 20+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #15 4 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.