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

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 “ogp”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 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 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

Hide Author Archive shows at wp.org #11 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 400+ 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 SEO SIMPLE PACK 100K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Open Graph 10K+ · 4.3★ (13) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Ogp Plus 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Open Graph Protocol Framework 3K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Simple Blog Card 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 YAHMAN Add-ons 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Friendly Functions for Welcart 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 8 Pixalia Image Assistant — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Custom Card Link – OGP Blog Card Block 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 LEOGRAMMING OGP画像生成 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Ratio Thumbnails Size 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Simple Link Embed 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Rssemble Cards for RSS Feeds 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 LIQUID SEO Inspector 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Hide Author Archive 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 ProbonoSEO Basic — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 ITMAROON EXTRA SETTINGS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 W WWI Blogcard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 onTheHammock AEO&SEO Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 P Puti Info (Embed Edition) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Aurora Design Blocks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 ORECTIC SEO CHECK — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 QC SEO Help for llms.txt, AI Analytics, AI Content Writer, FAQ Generator, Subtitle to Article 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Open Graph Protocol Tools 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 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.