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

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 “ovh”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 18 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

Oumma Contact – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its — 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

Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library places #5 on merit, 4.6★ from 779 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WSMS (formerly WP SMS): SMS and OTP for WordPress and WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.1★ (107) wp.org #1 2 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #2 3 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #10 ↑5 7 too low 4 Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ · 4.6★ (498) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too low 5 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779) wp.org #15 ↓2 10 too low 6 Pricing Table by Supsystic – Responsive Pricing Plans & Comparison Tables 10K+ · 4.1★ (288) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too low 7 SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security 40K+ · 4.1★ (106) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 MailArchiver 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Transferito: WP Migration 300+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 SEOKEY – Powerful SEO plugin with Expert Insights and SEO Audit 1K+ · 4.7★ (42) wp.org #22 ↓1 12 too low 11 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 OVHcloud Video Center 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 WAF Manager for Cloudflare 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 D Design Cart SMTP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 myEasyCompta – Invoicing, Accounting & Quotes Plugin for WordPress 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 AI Chatbot & Semantic Search: ChatGPT Answers From Your Content 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 SignEmail SMTP & DNS Diagnostic — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 VCNS Security Automation Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Oumma Contact – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 SEOmarketeer Bot Flagger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 GMB Club Connect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 Cache Rocket — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Frumbik SMTP — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 SimpleSocial 100+ · 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.