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

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 “pinboard”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 19. 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Deconde Virtuelles Schwarzes Brett shows at wp.org #5 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #2 1 too low 2

Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #1 1 too high 3

Nelio Content – Editorial Calendar & Social Media Auto-Posting 3K+ · 4.4★ (104) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

GS Pinterest Portfolio – Pins Grid, Masonry, User Profile, Popup & Board Widgets 1K+ · 4.8★ (47) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5

Syndication Links 300+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #3 2 too high 6

TechGasp Pin Master 200+ · 3.7★ (18) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 W WP Whoosh 10+ · 4.4★ (7) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9

Deconde Virtuelles Schwarzes Brett — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 4 too high 10 J JMarzTech Content Layouts – Post Grids, Sliders & Custom Fields — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 4 too high 11 P Pinterest Pinboard Widget 500+ · 4.0★ (7) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 12

Localendar Calendar for WordPress 300+ · 2.7★ (19) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13

JMarzTech Gallery — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14

ScribbleLive WP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 15 W WP Pinboard 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16

Easy Pinterest for WordPress 80+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 D DH Press – Digital Humanities Toolkit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 W WP Pinterest 90+ · 1.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 G Gunner Technology Pinboard — · 1.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1

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.