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

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 “nfc”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 17. 1 plugin is 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

CardFaro – Digital Business Cards · NFC & QR — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 3

Init Live Search – AI-Powered, Related Posts, Slash Commands 90+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #12 8 too low 5 N NFC Events 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked wp.org #3 2 too high 6

Tap To Donate for Give by Jovvie 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 2 too high 7

Festival ID Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 2 too high 8

Sell Tickets at the Door – Box Office for Event Tickets by Jovvie — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 2 too high 9

GhostLabs Undercard — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 2 too high 10

Tomevexa Secure Login — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 2 too high 11

Vollstart POS Desk — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 2 too high 12

Prozence — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 2 too high 13

BuildNatively – Convert Your WordPress & WooCommerce to a Mobile App — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 14

xamoom 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too low 15

yourseo Reviews and SEO — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #14 1 too high 16

VivoKey OpenID Connect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 17

Football Grid Squares 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17

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.