wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “power platform”

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 “power platform”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

WP Connectr: Power Automate integration shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 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

Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 1488 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5040) wp.org #1 2

Donation Platform for WooCommerce: Fundraising & Donation Management 7K+ · 4.9★ (99) wp.org #2 3

OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform 90K+ · 4.9★ (125) wp.org #3 4

Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #4 ↑2 5

TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #5 6

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520) wp.org #6 ↑1 7

All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8

Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #10 ↑3 2 too low 9

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10

Autoptimize 800K+ · 4.7★ (1428) wp.org #12 ↑4 2 too low 11

Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN 70K+ · 4.7★ (1488) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12

ActiveCampaign – The autonomous marketing platform 40K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #7 ↑1 5 too high 13

CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #17 4 too low 14

MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #16 ↑5 2 too low 15

PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #21 ↓3 6 too low 16

Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too high 17

Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #19 ↑3 2 too low 18

Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 70K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20

WP Fast Total Search – The Power of Indexed Search 1K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #20 21

ShipStation for WooCommerce 40K+ · 3.3★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑1 10 too high 22

DataPress (Dataverse Integration) 80+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #15 7 too high 23

Beehive Analytics – Google Analytics Dashboard 20K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

WP Connectr: Power Automate integration 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↑1 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.