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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “organization schema”

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 “organization schema”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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

Schema Scalpel shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 100+ 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.

Buried gem

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup places #12 on merit, 4.5★ from 7676 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520) wp.org #1 2 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #2 3 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27820) wp.org #3 4 Schema & Structured Data for WP & AMP 100K+ · 4.5★ (252) wp.org #4 5 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1268) wp.org #12 ↓3 7 too low 6 Five Star Business Profile and Schema 7K+ · 4.8★ (52) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Schema 30K+ · 4.3★ (221) wp.org #8 ↑3 1 too low 8 Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets 30K+ · 4.0★ (162) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags 4K+ · 4.6★ (306) wp.org #13 ↑2 4 too low 10 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #17 ↑2 7 too low 11 SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 300K+ · 4.8★ (51) wp.org #11 ↑3 12 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #21 ↑1 9 too low 13 SEO Engine – Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (48) wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too low 14 Schema Package – Structured Data & Rich Snippets Tool for SEO 200+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #10 ↑3 4 too high 15 ThinkRank SEO – AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console 20K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #19 ↓9 4 too low 16 WPSSO Schema Organization and Place Manager 300+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Visibility – Lightweight SEO, AEO and GEO for Search and AI 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Premmerce SEO for WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.4★ (7) wp.org #15 ↑2 3 too high 19 SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Schema Blocks 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑2 2 too high 21 Schema Scalpel 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑3 12 too high 22 AEO Engine 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑2 6 too high 23 Smart Schema Automation 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 SEO Author Organization Schema — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 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.