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

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 “openweather”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 19. 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Jump Links Block (SEO 44) shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 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 Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 10K+ · 4.5★ (103) wp.org #1 2 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #2 3 Under The Weather 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 4 Simple Location 300+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #14 10 too low 5 TechGasp Weather Master 90+ · 2.9★ (19) wp.org #17 ↓1 12 too low 6 Weather Write 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Transporters.io 200+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Gutenberg Block Toolkit – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Jump Links Block (SEO 44) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 FYP Weather — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Arguto — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 4WP Weather — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 MultiWeather — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Extended Weather 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Search Appearance Toolkit (SEO 44) — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Weather-JNM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 M My Weather 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 D Das Wetter von wetter.com 20+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 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.