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

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 “ollama”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 2 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

HHG for TranslatePress shows at wp.org #7 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

JS Help Desk – AI-Powered Support & Ticketing System places #7 on merit, 3.7★ from 74 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 LocoAI – Auto Translate for Loco Translate 70K+ · 4.9★ (642) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 AI Puffer – AI Chatbot & MCP Server for Claude and ChatGPT 10K+ · 4.6★ (166) wp.org #9 ↓2 6 too low 4 AI Provider for Ollama 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 ThinkRank SEO – AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console 20K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #8 ↑3 2 too low 7 JS Help Desk – AI-Powered Support & Ticketing System 7K+ · 3.7★ (74) wp.org #15 ↑4 8 too low 8 Aiify – ChatGPT, Ollama and OpenRouter AI Copywriting, Content Writing and Editing 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 AI Content Creator – Easy ChatGPT powered article generator 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓2 5 too high 10 Ultimate FAQ Solution 600+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Internal Linking of Related Contents 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 Ai Auto Tool Content Writing Assistant All in One 40+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓5 8 too low 13 LATW AI Translation for WPML 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓2 9 too low 14 HHG for TranslatePress 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓2 7 too high 15 Zactonz AI Connector for Ollama 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 5 too high 16 AI Data Generator with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Nano Banana 2, Ollama and LM Studio for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑2 17 Hybrid AI Translator for TranslatePress 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 Ultimate AI Connector for Compatible Endpoints 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 DuetG AI Connector 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Jokiruiz Local Model Connector 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Alpaca Bot 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 R Roddyka Local AI Connector for Ollama — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 3 too high 23 AI Provider for OpenAI Compatible Servers 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Super Fast Blog AI – AI Content Generator, Repurposer & SEO Writer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 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.