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

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 “na”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

GoCache shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 800+ 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

WP Super Cache places #4 on merit, 4.3★ from 1346 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #1 2 Grainsoft – integracja z InPost Paczkomaty 8K+ · 4.8★ (33) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #8 ↓2 5 too low 4 WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346) wp.org #17 13 too low 5 InPost PL 10K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 QNAP NAS Backup 2K+ · 3.1★ (9) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Virtuaria Correios – Frete, Etiqueta, Rastreio e Declaração 500+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 DPD SK for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too high 10 Autopay dla WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11 Autocomplete Address for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #13 ↑3 2 too low 12 Wooplatnica 400+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #12 ↓3 13 PagBank for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 Seznam Webmaster 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too high 16 PAY by square pre WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Furgonetka.pl: Przesyłki & Narzędzia e-commerce 7K+ · 2.9★ (14) wp.org #21 ↑1 4 too low 18 Apaczka: integracja z WooCommerce 3K+ · 3.3★ (6) wp.org #22 ↑1 4 too low 19 Zalomení řádků v češtině a slovenčine 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑2 8 too high 20 Spotrebiteľské práva pre WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓7 4 too low 21 Raskid ugovora na daljinu 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Empik for Woocommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 GoCache 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 9 too high 24 Apaczka.pl Mapa Punktów 2K+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 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.