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

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 “nextcloud”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

User Sync shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) places #2 on merit, 4.9★ from 327 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Tim's Nextcloud SSO OAuth2 200+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #1 2 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #6 ↓2 4 too low 3 WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) 1K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #11 ↓3 6 too low 6 Hydrogen Calendar Embeds 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Luzid Backup to Nextcloud 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 External files in Media Library 500+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 STN – Save To Nextcloud 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 too high 10 WPvivid Backup for MainWP 10K+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #24 ↓2 14 too low 11 Forms Bridge – Infinite integrations 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 strychni0x Media Bridge for Nextcloud & ownCloud 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 CloudScale Backup & Restore 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Icalviz 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Kistenstein Club Document Portal 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Posts Bridge – Remote CMS 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 WC Next Sync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 HejBit Decentralised Backup — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 B Bezugssysteme ICS Feed — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 MigrateNest – Migrate, Backup & Restore WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Belltime Events Calendar – Recurring Events & iCal Feed — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 ModuleFest Media Library Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 SAML IDP – Login with WordPress Users via SAML SSO — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 5 too high 24 User Sync 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 12 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.