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

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 “postview”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

myCred Amelia – Gamification with Events & Appointments Booking shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 4229 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1238) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WP-PostViews 90K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 FG Joomla to WordPress 7K+ · 4.7★ (336) wp.org #3 4 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4229) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 W WPJAM Basic 4K+ · 3.8★ (32) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Recently 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #6 7 Remoji – Post/Comment Reaction and Enhancement 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 简数采集器 1K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Post View Count 4K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 A AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget 900+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 SEO Fury – SEO & GEO: Schema, XML Sitemap, Redirects, 404 Monitor, llms.txt 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 12 Video Blogster Lite 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 PostViews Insights — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 myCred Addons – Ultimate myCred Modules To Support WordPress Gamification and Loyalty Rewards 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Init Embed Posts – Stylish, Fast, Portable 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Floating Related Posts by Views or Publish Date — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Shrikant Visitor Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 CodeFaeries Views Metrics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Mostify — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Post Views Counter – Lumo View Pulse — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Advanced Views Counter – Post Views Counter Analytics & Popular Posts Tracker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Popular Posts Views — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 WP Post Controller — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 myCred Amelia – Gamification with Events & Appointments Booking 40+ · 1.7★ (3) wp.org #9 15 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.