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

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 “pixelyoursite”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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

Submission DOM tracking for Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #8 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 400+ 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

Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” places #5 on merit, 4.7★ from 189 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #1 2 Thank You Page for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Tracking and Consent Manager – WP Full Picture 3K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #17 13 too low 5 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #21 ↓5 16 too low 6 CapiFlow – Conversions API (CAPI) Tracking for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↑7 2 too high 7 Albert – Connect AI Assistants to WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 Product Catalog Feed by PixelYourSite 7K+ · 3.2★ (11) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Agentic Commerce for WooCommerce 70+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 EventRelay – Bridge for PixelYourSite and Sublium — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 5 too high 11 TrackSure Cloud – Server-Side Tracking, Meta CAPI & GA4 for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Discount Master – Dynamic Pricing & Discount Rules for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 E eCookies by HostRiver – Google Consent Mode v2 and GDPR Cookie Banner Integration 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 CookieZen 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 MCat WooCommerce Tools 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Queue Ajax Calls Performantly — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Submission DOM tracking for Contact Form 7 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓2 9 too high 18 Codlino – COD Order Forms for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Foreground CAPI Health Check — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 PixelSift for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Umay Çerez Yöneticisi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Kavin DPDP Cookie Consent — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 StoreSignals Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 AriConsent — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.