wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post tweets”
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 tweets”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Static Posts for Twitter – Embed x.com Tweets without an iframe shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ 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
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 1911 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.
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 100K+ · 4.8★ (401)
wp.org #1 2 
Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556)
wp.org #2 3 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 10K+ · 4.8★ (913)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699)
wp.org #11 6 too low 6 
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333)
wp.org #14 7 too low 8 
Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ · 4.2★ (58)
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729)
wp.org #15 6 too low 10 
Social Post Flow – Social Media Automation, Scheduling, Scheduler, Posting & Auto Post 200+ · 4.2★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #3 7 too high 11 Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911)
wp.org #21 10 too low 12 
BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 100K+ · 4.9★ (160)
wp.org #18 6 too low 13 
GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ · 4.9★ (158)
wp.org #17 4 too low 14 
Customize Feeds for Twitter 4K+ · 4.2★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #7 7 too high 15 
EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307)
wp.org #24 9 too low 16 
WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ · 4.5★ (128)
wp.org #19 3 too low 17 
Disable WP REST API 30K+ · 4.8★ (36)
wp.org #20 3 too low 18 
Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48)
wp.org #22 4 too low 19 
Click To Tweet 2K+ · 4.0★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #10 9 too high 20 
Inline Tweet Sharer – Twitter Sharing Plugin 300+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #16 4 too high 21 
Easy Feeds for X/Twitter – keep your site fresh with live social posts 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Static Posts for Twitter – Embed x.com Tweets without an iframe 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #8 14 too high 23 
Post Forwarder 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #12 11 too high 24 
Embed Optimizer 50K+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #23 1 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.