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

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 linker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Eatransform Auto Keyword Linker shows at wp.org #5 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 30+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (537) wp.org #1 2 WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Easy Content Linker Lite 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Linker – URL shortener & track outbound link clicks 2K+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 SEO Auto Linker 3K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Aliamin Auto Internal Linker 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 Bilingual Linker 70+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Trendly AI Post – AI Content Generator, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Google News Auto Blog 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 SageLink – SEO Internal Link Builder & Auto Linker 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Tag Linker 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Eatransform Auto Keyword Linker 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 SurfLink – Link Manager & Backup Restore 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 PDF Menu Linker 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Pirajki Auto Linker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Internal Post Linker – Link Internal Posts, Pages, Products without leaving the page — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 Hirca Keywords Linker — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Raoa ToC Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Simon's Auto Keyword Linker 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 BlueSoup AI Auto Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 Mir Auto Internal Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Integration for Epos Now and WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 RK – Smart Internal Linker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 DevDome Affiliate Manager: Amazon Affiliate Plugin for Amazon Associates 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 PAP Afiliados Pro 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.