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

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 “posttype”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 3 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Alphabetical Pagination shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Beautiful taxonomy filters 2K+ · 4.9★ (68) wp.org #1 2 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder 10K+ · 4.3★ (30) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More 10K+ · 5.0★ (57) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Custom post type templates for Elementor 700+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Bulk Featured Image 800+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 C Custom Post Type Widgets 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #24 17 too low 8 Post Type Spotlight 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 WP Different Navigation on Each Page And Post 100+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓1 14 too low 10 Custom Post Types Listing Block 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 LinkShare 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Dashi 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Advance Post Grid 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 TalkJS 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 WP Podcasts Manager 60+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 List YARPP Block 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Marklane – Publish Markdown without the post editor. 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Taxonomy Terms Counter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Easy XML Sitemap 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too high 20 Swim Club Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 C CB FAQ Responsive Accordion 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 References 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Shortnotes 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 A Alphabetical Pagination 30+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑2 11 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.