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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post eraser”

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 “post eraser”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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 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

Clear Cache Everywhere shows at wp.org #5 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 1K+ 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

LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses places #9 on merit, 4.3★ from 597 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Italy Cookie Choices (for EU Cookie Law & Cookie Notice) 9K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #1 2 Watu Quiz 3K+ · 4.7★ (137) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 EU Withdrawal and Legal Guarantee Compliance 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #7 ↓2 2 too low 6 Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too low 8 Simple Job Board 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too low 9 LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597) wp.org #22 ↓5 13 too low 10 Podcast Analytics for OP3 20+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑2 7 too low 11 Clear Cache Everywhere 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 Conformitico Recesso 54-bis for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓3 13 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓3 8 too low 14 BlogCutter Activity Log & Security Audit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓4 3 too high 15 Wonyx Form Builder 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓3 6 too high 16 Beziworld – Withdrawal for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too high 17 Post-Purchase Survey for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 Artiman Guard 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Kaddora AI Chatbot 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓4 1 too high 20 Kogility Image Editor for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 6 too high 21 MITS One Click Return – EU 2023/2673 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓4 2 too high 22 Kaze Contact Form 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Gated Downloads – Lead Capture & Content Locker 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 AllTerrain Photo Editor – Crop, Resize, Paint & Photo Filters 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓4 4 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.