wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “pdpa”
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 “pdpa”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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
CYTRIO Consent Management shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ · 4.6★ (205)
wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 
Cookiebot – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 100K+ · 4.4★ (440)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) not PHP-current
wp.org #6 3 too low 4 
Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #4 5 
Designil PDPA Thailand 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) not PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #1 ↑1 4 too high 6 
Concord – Cookie Banner & Full Privacy Platform for Cookie Consent & GDPR/CCPA Compliance 100+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
UniConsent Cookie Consent CMP – Consent Manager 2K+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #5 2 too high 8 
PDPA Consent for Thailand 300+ · 5.0★ (4) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓2 10 too low 9 
Cookie Wow PDPA Banner 900+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #8 1 too high 10 
Bentostudio Mail 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 11 I imnrz Staff Directory — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #11 12 
WorkMore Cookie Crumb – Cookie Consent Banner — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 13 
Cookie Consent Banner — PDPL, GDPR & Arabic RTL (Arqam360) — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 14 
CookiePrime – Consent Management Platform — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓1 15 
HantarSMS – OTP & Marketing SMS for Malaysia — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #15 16 
Masjid Donation Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 17 
BigID Consent Management Platform — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓3 18 
EffortLess Multisite Form Creator — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #20 2 too low 19 
Consent Wow | All-in-One PDPA Consent Solution — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓2 20 CYTRIO Consent Management 100+ · 1.0★ (1) heavy footprint thin reviews
wp.org #9 11 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.