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

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 “posthog”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

PostHog for WP – PostHog.com Integration shows at wp.org #2 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 7 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

WPFunnels – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce with Checkout & One Click Upsell places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 175 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bulk Page Generator – LPagery 3K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #5 ↑2 3 too low 3 Mail Mint – Email Marketing, Automation & WooCommerce Emails with AI Assistance 4K+ · 4.7★ (125) wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too low 4 WPFunnels – Funnel Builder for WooCommerce with Checkout & One Click Upsell 5K+ · 4.9★ (175) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Squeeze – Browser-Based Image Compression & WebP Converter (No API, No Limits) 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Tracking and Consent Manager – WP Full Picture 3K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #6 ↓3 7 Integrate PostHog Web Analytics 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 6 too high 8 Search Atlas SEO – OTTO AI SEO Automation for WordPress 7K+ · 3.3★ (24) wp.org #8 ↓3 9 PostHog for WP – PostHog.com Integration 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 7 too high 10 CookieBoxs – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent & Google Consent Mode v2 200+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 Polski for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Meep AI Translator – Multilingual for Elementor, WooCommerce & Forms 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓2 7 too low 13 GoDAM – Video Hosting for LMS & Online Courses 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Tagbridge – Deep Integration for PostHog — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 Analytics Integration for PostHog, WP, & WC 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16 PayMongo Hosted Checkout for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 AG Data for PostHog — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓5 2 too high 18 Pressed Hog – Analytics for PostHog — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too high 19 OpptiAI Alt Text – AI Alt Text Generator for Image SEO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 Clicksora Click Fraud Protection — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 ImportShield – WooCommerce CSV Import Preview & Risk Checker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Conversion Relay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 CookieKita — GDPR Consent & Cookie Banner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 aisthetix: Virtual Try-On & Size Guide for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.