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

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 “org chart”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Clicface Organi shows at wp.org #5 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.6★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot places #6 on merit, 4.6★ from 69 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Simple Org Chart 900+ · 4.8★ (22) wp.org #1 2 Organization chart 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #2 3 Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #3 4 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 weDocs: AI Powered Knowledge Base, Docs, Documentation, Wiki & AI Chatbot 5K+ · 4.6★ (69) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 Employee Directory – Staff & Team Directory 100+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #7 8 aBlocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too low 9 Membership For WooCommerce 800+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 connectDaily Events Calendar Plugin 90+ · 4.4★ (17) wp.org #21 ↓4 11 too low 11 Clicface Organi 200+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 GT Link Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓3 5 too low 14 TeamGraph – Org Chart & Team Directory 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑2 5 too high 15 I Interactive Organizational Chart 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 Codersly ERP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Family Tree – Organization Chart — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 I imnrz Staff Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 2 too high 19 Prozence — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 SD AI Agent 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓5 1 too high 21 Persian Office Automation SaaS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too low 22 FlyHR: HR Management & Leave Management, Unlimited Employees — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 1 too low 23 Adler Business Directory – Business, Member, Staff & Community Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 Progressive Web App – PWA, Web Push Notifications and Offline Mode 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 4 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.