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

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 page”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 7 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

Export Single Post Page shows at wp.org #16 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 114 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Webheadcoder Multi-Step Forms for Contact Form 7 50K+ · 4.2★ (49) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Multi Step for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #3 ↑3 4 WP Sitemap Page 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #4 ↑8 1 too high 6 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Landing Page Builder – Coming Soon page, Maintenance Mode, Lead Page, WordPress Landing Pages 8K+ · 4.6★ (202) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Multi Page Auto Advance for Gravity Forms 2K+ · 4.3★ (20) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #19 ↑4 8 too low 12 M Multi Device Switcher 10K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #7 ↓3 5 too high 13 Multi-Step Checkout for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.5★ (49) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Team Members – Multi Language Supported Team Plugin 6K+ · 5.0★ (85) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Multi Step Form 8K+ · 4.3★ (36) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 Mongoose Page Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (64) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 500K+ · 4.5★ (81) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Thanko Thank You Page Customizer for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (37) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too low 20 Greek Multi Tool 1K+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #15 ↑3 5 too high 21 Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Export Single Post Page 3K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Multi CryptoCurrency Payments 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Multi Currency Switcher for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.