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

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 “multipart”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 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

Code and Core Repeater Fields for Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #15 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 80+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP-PageNavi 400K+ · 4.7★ (149) wp.org #1 2 FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #2 3 Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (474) wp.org #3 4 bbPress Notify (No-Spam) 2K+ · 4.8★ (40) wp.org #4 5 WP-DownloadManager 3K+ · 4.0★ (37) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 SiteSkite – Secure MCP & AI WebOps. Connect ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI Agent via MCP 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 B BuddyPress Group Email Subscription 1K+ · 4.0★ (32) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Cryptex | E-Mail Address Protection 800+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 HuxxConnect – REST API Connector for WordPress 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 LH Multipart Email 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too low 12 BeepMate – Forms to your messaging app 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 OVHcloud Video Center 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 M MksDdn Collection for Postman 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 R2 Storage Manager for Cloudflare 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 All Post Contact Form 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 Reycob Product Import Export — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 Blippinz AI SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Rectus Content Access for MCP 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Code and Core Repeater Fields for Contact Form 7 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too high 21 InkDNA – Fingerprinted Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Ozeki Database Backup for S3 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 StaticForge for Cloudflare Pages 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Emerge Mail – SMTP, Newsletters & Email Marketing 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓7 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.