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

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 “peepso”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.

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.

Ranked above its merit

Snap Tales – User, Post, Product and Admin Stories, Integrated with BuddyPress and PeepSo shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 20+ 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

CM Answers – Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A places #9 on merit, 3.8★ from 86 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #1 2 Ajax Search Lite – Live Search & Filter 70K+ · 4.8★ (266) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI 10K+ · 4.9★ (493) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 User Posts Limit 3K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI 6K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Uncanny Automator – AI + Automation for WordPress | AI Agent, AI Page Builder, Free AI Usage Included 40K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #12 ↑2 6 too low 7 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Wbcom Designs – Shortcodes & Elementor Widgets For BuddyPress 600+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 CM Answers – Discussion Forum Plugin for WordPress Q&A 300+ · 3.8★ (86) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 Push Notifications for WP – Self Hosted Web Push Notifications 6K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Member Reviews 200+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 CBX User Online & Last Login 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events 600+ · 3.4★ (21) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 CM Download Manager – Organize, Protect & Share Files in WordPress 100+ · 3.9★ (43) wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 BuddyPress Favorite Notification 80+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Snap Tales – User, Post, Product and Admin Stories, Integrated with BuddyPress and PeepSo 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓1 12 too high 17 Activity Link Preview For BuddyPress 100+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Check-ins 90+ · 3.5★ (11) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Group Reviews 70+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 GamiPress – PeepSo Group Leaderboard 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 7 too high 21 Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Post from Anywhere 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 I Interactive Members Map for PeepSo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 M Members Grid for PeepSo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 CM Map Locations – Visualize and share your locations in a few clicks 70+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #21 3 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.