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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “notice control”

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

Order Status Control for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 317 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 Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 800K+ · 4.8★ (3026) wp.org #1 2 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #2 3 Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Solution! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (575) wp.org #3 4 CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ · 4.8★ (3236) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 Min Max Control – Min Max Quantity & Step Control for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367) wp.org #10 ↓3 3 too low 8 GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ · 4.6★ (205) wp.org #8 ↓5 9 ATR Cookie Notice 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #7 ↑11 2 too high 10 PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions 90K+ · 4.7★ (143) wp.org #17 ↓6 7 too low 11 WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #21 ↓4 10 too low 12 Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ · 4.8★ (317) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Image Source Control Lite – Show Image Credits and Captions 3K+ · 4.6★ (42) wp.org #18 ↓3 5 too low 14 U Update Control 4K+ · 4.4★ (17) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Mediavine Control Panel 10K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓3 7 too high 17 Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too low 18 Lightweight Cookie Notice – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent 5K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓3 6 too high 19 Widget Visibility Control 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Menu Visibility Control 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑6 6 too high 21 Order Status Control for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Unnotifier — disable admin notices individually 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too high 23 Civic Cookie Control 2K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #20 ↑2 3 too high 24 Notice Bar 700+ · 3.6★ (9) wp.org #16 ↓2 8 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.