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

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 “nsfw”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 16. 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #1 2 Walls.io: Social Media Feed 1K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #2 3 Moderation API: Automated Content Moderation 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 4 Toocheke Companion 1K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 M Media Manager Plus 100+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 CommVatar – Custom Avatars, Captcha & Comment Socialiser — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Imajinn – Magical AI Image Generation 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Cheyytec Content Warning Blur – Spoiler, NSFW & Trigger Warning Click to Reveal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Coug Latest Posts for Patreon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 C CloudAnts Image Moderation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 LLM Moderator For wpForo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Auto Comment Moderation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 RIOTD – Reddit Image Of The Day — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Enlightened Images Alt Text Generator 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 N NSFW WP Images — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 N NSFW (Not Safe For Work) 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16

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.