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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multiple receiver”

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 “multiple receiver”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Slug Search and Admin Columns shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks places #11 on merit, 4.0★ from 66 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (832) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Email Inquiry & Cart Options for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.2★ (20) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Ultimate Gift Cards for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.7★ (245) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Chained Quiz 1K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 PiWeb Product Enquiry or product catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Notifima – WooCommerce Stock Manager, Inventory Management, Waitlist 2K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 Qubely – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks 7K+ · 4.0★ (66) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration 40K+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #12 13 WSB HUB3 1K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 Direct Payments for WooCommerce – Bank Transfer, Mobile Money, Crypto and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Payments 800+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More 700+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 GIFT4U – Gift Cards All in One for Woo 200+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Kloos Newsroom Sync Receiver — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Bosta WooCommerce 800+ · 2.4★ (8) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Slug Search and Admin Columns 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 ShipAny WooCommerce: Ship, Label, Tracking 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 R RT Webhook for Contact Form 7 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Codeandcore One-Click Migrator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 TalkDock — Floating Chat Button 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 SheetLink Forms for Google Sheets and Excel 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.