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

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 “offres”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 4 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

GEL Proximity | Aggregatore Punti di Ritiro e Locker shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ANAC XML Bandi di Gara 500+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 OGEEAT 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 WP DPE-GES 600+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Gotham Block Extra Light 30+ · 3.2★ (11) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Widget Offres 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Ubiliz – Boutique cadeau 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 JobPass 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ · 2.7★ (3) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Cocolis Officiel : Méthodes de livraison pour WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 WPBoutik 10+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 jobs_that_makesense 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 Oct8ne 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Relqor — Gateway for Worldline Sips — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Stan, la solution de paiement sans carte 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Statistiques de vente : Analysez, optimisez, vendez plus — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 AdHub Platform Ads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 M MajScan — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 GEL Proximity | Aggregatore Punti di Ritiro e Locker 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Vialala 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 O OmniWebSolutions Simple Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Publicator Helper 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Feed per Trovaprezzi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Worldline Global Online Pay for WooCommerce 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 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.