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

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 lingual”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 4 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

Clover Payments for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.7★ average from 16 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Edwiser Bridge – WordPress Moodle Integration places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 82 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 Say What? 40K+ · 4.3★ (92) wp.org #1 2 Events Made Easy 1K+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Loyalty Points Rewards and Referral for WooCommerce – WPLoyalty 3K+ · 5.0★ (310) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Email Marketing for WordPress and WooCommerce – Retainful 600+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 Live Shopping & Shoppable Videos For WooCommerce 300+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #6 7 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Email Customizer for WooCommerce – Spark Editor 200+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Conference Scheduler 200+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Popup and Widget Builder: Lead Capture, Exit Intent, Forms, Quizzes, Gamification 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Edwiser Bridge – WordPress Moodle Integration 4K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 PushAlert – Web Push Notifications for WordPress and WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too high 13 WCFM Membership – WooCommerce Memberships for Multivendor Marketplace 10K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 12 too high 15 Doobert Chatbot — · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Booking.com Official Search Box 2K+ · 2.4★ (8) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 DesignO 10+ · 3.6★ (10) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Admin Tour 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Airwallex Online Payments Gateway 6K+ · 2.1★ (7) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 ImmoToolBox Connect 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 BotPenguin – Generative AI Chatbot with Live Chat & ChatGPT 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Tansa 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Clover Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ · 1.7★ (16) wp.org #9 ↓1 14 too high 24 Knowband Mobile App Builder 10+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #21 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.