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

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 “myisam”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 18 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

RVS Database Doctor shows at wp.org #6 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ 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

FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 250 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 Templ Optimizer 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 2 S Simple MyISAM to InnoDB 1K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #17 ↑2 14 too low 4 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #15 ↑2 11 too low 5 Index WP MySQL For Speed 50K+ · 4.8★ (99) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 Optimize Database after Deleting Revisions 60K+ · 4.7★ (181) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Enable Database Tools 50+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution 80K+ · 4.8★ (250) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #24 ↓1 15 too low 10 LightMoving InnoDB Converter 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 NHR Database Cleaner & Optimizer – Revisions, Transients, Autoload & Options Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Hosting Benchmark tool 4K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 CartPops – WooCommerce Side Cart, Cart Drawer & Cart Popup 4K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 AssistKit – Site Optimizer Toolkit 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 RVS Database Doctor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 WPTurbo -WordPress性能优化插件 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Nexura Database Cleaner & Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 wpBara Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Canary Site Monitor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Kascado Accounts Receivable for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 PurgeForge – Database & Transient Cleaner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Indetpha Data Health — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Turbopress Database Diagnostics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Softminal Cache — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓5 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.