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

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 “polski”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 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 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

Expire User Passwords shows at wp.org #5 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Minimum Order Amount for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Grainsoft – integracja z InPost Paczkomaty 8K+ · 4.8★ (33) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too low 7 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #7 ↑4 8 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #11 ↓3 3 too low 9 Protect the Children! 1K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #10 ↑2 1 too low 10 Simple Event Planner 1K+ · 4.3★ (23) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 Widget Visibility Time Scheduler 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Expire User Passwords 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 ↑4 7 too high 13 Speed Contact Bar 4K+ · 4.6★ (56) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 AnWP Football Leagues 700+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Simple Job Board 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #24 ↓1 7 too low 18 Reseller Store 1K+ · 3.7★ (10) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events 600+ · 3.4★ (21) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20 Real Accessibility: Accessibility Widget & Toolbar 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 ProScores – Live Scores 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 AI Content Creator – Easy ChatGPT powered article generator 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 SureDonation – Donation Forms, Fundraising Campaigns & Donor Management 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑7 6 too high 24 Edit Usernames 70+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.