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

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 “peel”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 17. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

Bounce Grab – Corner Peel Exit Pop shows at wp.org #11 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #3 4 Xpro Addons — 150+ Widgets for Elementor 40K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Page Peel 60+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 AdPresso – The Modern Ad Manager for AdSense, Banners & Ad Tracking 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 SEO Recipe Snippets 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Bookingor – Booking System and Appointment Booking Calendar, Meeting Scheduling & WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 L LabelLoom – Sticker Sheet Maker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Ad Fuz – AI Ad Manager, Ad Inserter, Popup Ads & Banner Rotator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 esbleibtdabei.at — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 P Page Cornr 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 C CERN Online Demonstration Austria — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 U Unsereuni Online Demo Austria — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 T Transparenzgesetz.at 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 A AKVorrat Online Demo Austria — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 B Bounce Grab – Corner Peel Exit Pop 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #11 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.