wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “myanmar”
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 “myanmar”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 19 of the top 20. 2 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
Shan Font shows at wp.org #5 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10+ 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
GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 178 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #6 5 too low 2 
Automatic Translator with Google Translate 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #1 1 too high 3 
Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ · 4.7★ (620)
wp.org #12 9 too low 4 
SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) not PHP-current
wp.org #14 10 too low 5 GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin 3K+ · 4.8★ (178)
wp.org #20 ↑1 15 too low 6 
Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio – Drag & Drop Form Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (70)
wp.org #18 12 too low 7 
MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65)
wp.org #16 9 too low 8 
Flag Icons 3K+ · 4.9★ (20) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 7 too low 9 
Intl DateTime Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #2 7 too high 10 
Linguise – AI Automatic Multilingual Translation 1K+ · 4.9★ (31) not PHP-current
wp.org #19 9 too low 11 
Alt Text Generator AI – Automatically generate alt text for images using AI — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 ↑1 8 too high 12 
Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #17 5 too low 13 
Zinn® Cache 50+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #4 ↓1 9 too high 14 
SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Shan Font 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 10 too high 16 
PureGuard — Bot Protection & Performance — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #7 9 too high 17 
Zinn® Media Offload — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #8 9 too high 18 
Zinn® Reseller Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↑1 9 too high 19 
Zinn® Connector — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↑1 9 too high 20 
Bible SuperSearch 300+ · 5.0★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 
Myanmar Currency Exchange Rates 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓2 10 too high 22 
Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #13 9 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.