wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “offline wordpress”
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 “offline wordpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.
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.
Ranked above its merit
Store Locator for WordPress📍 shows at wp.org #15 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Super Progressive Web Apps places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 225 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #1 2 
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #2 3 
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597)
wp.org #3 4 
Simple Shopping Cart 10K+ · 4.6★ (215)
wp.org #4 5 
LiveChat – Live Chat Plugin for WP Websites 10K+ · 4.6★ (98)
wp.org #5 6 
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708)
wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 
Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131)
wp.org #6 1 too high 8 
Sliced Invoices – WordPress Invoice Plugin 4K+ · 4.6★ (117)
wp.org #7 1 too high 9 
WPForce Logout – WordPress User Login Logout Management Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (66)
wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 
MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education 10K+ · 4.5★ (487)
wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 
Print My Blog – Print, PDF, & eBook Converter WordPress Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (115)
wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Super Progressive Web Apps 40K+ · 4.6★ (225)
wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too low 13 
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551)
wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 
PDF Generator for WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (39)
wp.org #11 3 too high 15 
PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple 10K+ · 4.6★ (230)
wp.org #20 5 too low 16 
DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator 3K+ · 4.5★ (44)
wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too high 17 
Multilanguage by BestWebSoft – WordPress Translation Plugin and Language Switcher 3K+ · 3.8★ (92)
wp.org #14 ↑4 3 too high 18 
weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress 10K+ · 4.5★ (111)
wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 
Meow Mailer – Free SMTP, Everything Included 900+ · 5.0★ (26)
wp.org #23 ↑2 4 too low 20 
Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓6 1 too low 21 
Export WordPress Pages to Static HTML & PDF — Static Site Export 4K+ · 3.8★ (51)
wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 Store Locator for WordPress📍 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↑4 7 too high 23 
Parsigate 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #18 5 too high 24 
Uptime Monitoring for WordPress – My Website is Online 500+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #19 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.