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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multi clipboard”

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

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Clipboard Manager for Elementor shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simple Link Directory – AI Powered places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 121 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #3 ↓2 1 too low 3 Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.5★ (72) wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too high 4 Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ · 4.3★ (627) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #5 6 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) 100K+ · 4.9★ (1199) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Weight Based Shipping for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.6★ (83) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Rearrange Products for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (58) wp.org #10 11 Simple Link Directory – AI Powered 2K+ · 4.8★ (121) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Max Addons for Bricks Builder 1K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Code Click to Copy 700+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #18 ↓3 5 too low 14 Snippet Shortcodes 3K+ · 4.7★ (25) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 ChatHelp – Click to Chat Button, Chat to Order for WooCommerce & Floating Chat Form 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Data Source for Contact Form 7 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 Language Switcher for Transposh 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Jooosi Icon – Modern SVG icon library for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 WPMathPub 300+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #19 ↑1 20 Easy Content Linker Lite 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Text Case Converter 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too high 22 Clipboard Manager for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Table Addons for Elementor – Responsive Table Builder 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 Flying Pay 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 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.