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

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 “opengraph”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

OpenGraph Fallback Embed shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Open Graph 10K+ · 4.3★ (13) wp.org #1 2 Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 8K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 V-Rated OpenGraph Maker 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 MOBILOOK — Mobile View & Mobile‑Friendly Test 1K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 A Add Featured Image to RSS Feed 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Translate and boost SEO – Automatic AI translation – wpLingua 2K+ · 4.9★ (33) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 AI Open Graph Image Generator – OpenGraph.xyz 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 Social Post Flow – Social Media Automation, Scheduling, Scheduler, Posting & Auto Post 200+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 SEOKEY – Powerful SEO plugin with Expert Insights and SEO Audit 1K+ · 4.7★ (42) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 MyBookTable Bookstore by Stormhill Media 1K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 AjaxPress – SPA & Ajax Navigation with Persistent Audio Player for Radio 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too low 12 KCSG Kartra Pages 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Premmerce SEO for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Trendly AI Post – AI Content Generator, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Google News Auto Blog 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Socialize 200+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Unattached Media Manager 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 OpenGraph Fallback Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 TC SEO / Schema / Sitemap 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 AI-Ready WP 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑3 2 too low 20 Capo – Head Optimizer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Custom Link Shortener 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Light and Smart 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 SiteHale 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Media Usage Tracker 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 6 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.