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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “page sync”

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 “page sync”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

MyWorks Sync for WooCommerce & Xero shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 2617 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Media Sync 50K+ · 4.7★ (86) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Nested Pages 90K+ · 4.7★ (126) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Simple Page Ordering 100K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #5 ↓2 6 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #9 ↑3 3 too low 7 Media Cloud Sync 1K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #3 ↑2 4 too high 8 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too low 9 WP Remote Users Sync 6K+ · 4.9★ (73) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 Sync Post With Other Site 3K+ · 3.9★ (29) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Air WP Sync – Airtable to WordPress 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 MyWorks Sync for WooCommerce & QuickBooks Online 5K+ · 4.7★ (75) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Page View Count 10K+ · 4.0★ (55) wp.org #16 ↓8 2 too low 15 WP Multisite User Sync/Unsync 600+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 WP Sync for Notion – Notion to WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 FlexStock – Product Stock Sync with Google Sheets for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Product Sync for WooCommerce – Supplier API Import, Dropshipping & Inventory Sync 300+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #22 ↓4 4 too low 19 Stock Sync for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 CiviCRM Member Sync 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Kadence Central – Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting 30K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 MIPL Multistore Sync for WooCommerce. Sync Products, Stock and Orders. 200+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #23 24 MyWorks Sync for WooCommerce & Xero 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 9 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.