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

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 “persians”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar shows at wp.org #4 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 4229 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 Parsi Date | بسته فارسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرس پارسی دیت 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #3 4 افزونه پیامک ووکامرس | Persian WooCommerce SMS 50K+ · 4.5★ (118) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4229) wp.org #11 ↑2 5 too low 7 WP Sitemap Page 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 Auto Upload Images 20K+ · 4.3★ (106) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 گرویتی فرم فارسی | Persian Gravity Forms 20K+ · 4.5★ (41) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 ↓2 6 too high 11 File Manager Pro – Filester 100K+ · 4.9★ (155) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Persian Date 2K+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Connect Matomo – Analytics Dashboard for WordPress 60K+ · 4.5★ (95) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too high 14 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too high 15 Products Per Page for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too low 17 Simple Chat Button 40K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too high 18 Bazz CallBack widget 3K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 too low 19 WP Approve User 3K+ · 4.2★ (42) wp.org #23 ↓4 4 too low 20 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too high 23 پینوا | Pinova 1K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #19 5 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.