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

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 “passport”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 400+ 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 Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Identity Verification for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 Travel Buddy 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Greek Multi Tool 1K+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Travel & Tours Meta Search 200+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 JAY Login & Register 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 ToolTips For Contact Form 7 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 PressPrimer Certificate – Certificate Designer & Course Certification for Your LMS 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 10 Digital Product Passport for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 ActivateDigital: Digital Product Passports for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 DPTag Digital Product Passports for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 D Digital Product Passport — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too low 14 RelahConvert Image Tools 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 Y Yesim – eSIM Plan Importer (EPI) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 iDenfy for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 ShipBlink: EasyPost Live Checkout Rates & Labels 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 N Nerakon Battery Record Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 DPPBuilder – Digital Product Passports for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 QTT Embeds – Visa Checker Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 China Visa Check — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 10 too high 23 Qafilo — Umrah & Hajj Bookings — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Factukit: Verifactu Invoices for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.