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

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 “naver”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Instant Indexing & Check for Google and Bing SEO shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 400+ 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

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 327 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance 30K+ · 4.7★ (62) wp.org #1 2 ReCrawler 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #2 3 Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google 20K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too low 4 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #12 ↓2 8 too low 5 SEO Engine – Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (48) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Korea for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ · 4.6★ (356) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8 코드엠샵 마이사이트 – MSHOP MY SITE 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 코드엠샵 소셜톡 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Payment Plugins for Stripe Elementor – by Pay Addons 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 APG Google Image Sitemap Feed 500+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 Korea SNS 3K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 Instant Indexing & Check for Google and Bing SEO 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 too high 14 SEO Fury – SEO & GEO: Schema, XML Sitemap, Redirects, 404 Monitor, llms.txt 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Fast Index for Google Indexing API 300+ · 3.3★ (3) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too high 16 Hack The SEO – MCP Server for Claude, AI Bot Tracker, llms.txt, GEO Score & Cannibalization 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 BotSubmit 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Amit Indexing Engine 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Simple Easy Social Login – OAuth Login 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑3 3 too high 20 Edward – AI SEO Autopilot & Content Writer 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Stedica SEO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Answer Engine Optimization 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 쇼플릭 지도 – 네이버 지도 연동 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 SiteHale 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.