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

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 “pressman”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 6 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.

Ranked above its merit

Developer Tools For ACF shows at wp.org #19 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

PHP Peak Memory Checker — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked wp.org #1 2

Admin Edit Comment 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #2 3 A App Log 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked wp.org #3 4

ACF Additional Hint 10+ · 4.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #4 5 E External Notification 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked wp.org #5 6 R Random Post Name 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 1 too low 7 A Admin User Control — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 1 too low 8

HW Monitor 30+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 2 too high 9 B Beyond Wpdb — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 10

Memorizer 40+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 4 too low 11 M Media Size Control — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 1 too high 12 U User Role Setting Autoloader — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 1 too high 13 B BLOGON QUEST — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 1 too high 14

Change WP Cron Request URL 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 1 too high 15 E Easy Content Analysis — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 16

Mail Switcher For Developer — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 18

ACF Booster — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 19 W WP Plugin Confirm — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too low 20 B Backlog Ticket Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 1 too low 21

Subthree Link — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too low 22

Show/Hide Updates Exclusive — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #23 1 too low 23

Reserve Post Board — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

Developer Tools For ACF — · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 5 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.