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

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 “ocean”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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

Ocean Product Sharing shows at wp.org #3 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 20K+ 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.

Buried gem

Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 159 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ocean Extra 400K+ · 3.3★ (67) wp.org #1 2 Ocean Social Sharing 60K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #2 3 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 EWWW Image Optimizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1842) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Ocean Modal Window 10K+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Ocean Custom Sidebar 20K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too low 10 Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Ocean Stick Anything 20K+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting 10K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 Ocean Posts Slider 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 K KIA Subtitle 7K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars 10K+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too low 16 WP Directory Kit 2K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click 5K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too high 18 Pagination Styler for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Ocean Product Sharing 20K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 16 too high 20 Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Digital Clock 300+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Restore Old Admin Colors 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 S3 Image Optimizer 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Distance Based Shipping Calculator 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #23 1 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.