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

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 “nostr”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 19. 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

Nostrtium shows at wp.org #14 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Nostr Verify 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 Postr For Nostr 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 IndieWeb 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 12 too low 4 YEGHRO Nostr Login 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Syndication Links 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 Saiy2k Nostr Components — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 InPost Italy 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Accept Bitcoin with your Lightning Address — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 S Synalysis Blog Importer for Nostr — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Bitcoin Lightning Payment Gateway for WooCommerce (via CLINK) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 OpenReceive – Bitcoin Lightning Payments for WooCommerce & Easy Digital Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Oksigenia Share — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 FediStation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Bitcoin Blockheight — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Bitrequest for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 easyNostr-Nip05 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 Sawir Social Scheduler — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 PausePay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Nostrtium 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 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.