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

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 “openapi”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Redx for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #14 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 FakerPress 10K+ · 4.9★ (205) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 F Facturare WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 WP API SwaggerUI 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 W WP OpenAPI 400+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Metorik – Reports & Email Automation for WooCommerce 9K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 CoCart – Headless REST API for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Sync to GPT – Connect ChatGPT to Your Posts 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓3 6 too low 8 CS-Login | ورود پیامکی، گوگل، ووکامرس، LearnDash و OTP 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 JHMG AI Editor for Divi 5 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too low 10 AJ Agent Crawl Optimizer – AI Readiness Scanner & llms.txt for WordPress 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 AICOM – AI Commander 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Image Background Remover 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 WebMCP Bridge 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 6 too high 14 Linkjet 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑4 4 too high 15 SM Agent Kit 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too low 16 KP Agent Ready 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 My Agent Crew Connector 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑6 1 too low 18 M MksDdn Collection for Postman 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too low 19 BeeClear WebMCP AI Visibility 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Pushlab Social Widgets for VK 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 3 too low 21 StarRestGate — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 Redx for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too high 23 Gatey – Login & SSO with Amazon Cognito 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Writegen – ChatGPT AI Content Generator plugin 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.