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

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 “nederlands”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

SureDonation – Donation Forms, Fundraising Campaigns & Donor Management shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 4K+ 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

Simple Job Board places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 133 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 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #1 2 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too low 9 Simple Job Board 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #23 14 too low 10 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 ↑1 6 too high 11 Cab Grid 100+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Genealogical Tree – Family Tree & Ancestry for WordPress 600+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 BZScore – Live Score 500+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Reseller Store 1K+ · 3.7★ (10) wp.org #10 ↑2 4 too high 15 Auto Post Cleaner 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 7 too high 16 Real Accessibility: Accessibility Widget & Toolbar 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events 600+ · 3.4★ (21) wp.org #22 ↓2 5 too low 18 Contact Form Plugin 2K+ · 2.8★ (17) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 AI Content Creator – Easy ChatGPT powered article generator 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 20 Scouting OpenID Connect 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too high 21 Silvasoft boekhouden 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 SureDonation – Donation Forms, Fundraising Campaigns & Donor Management 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑11 9 too high 23 Edit Usernames 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Puddinq order list 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 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.