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

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 “programm”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 8 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

istOK MEdia Plugin shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ 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 wp.org
1 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 PROFI-FOTOS-online.com | Online-Shop für Fotografen 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 GeoRank – Top Places Lists — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Accessible Elementor popups by Accessibility Zone 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 Coming Soon Viral Page by Growtheme 20+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #15 10 too low 6 Catalogue de formation Digiforma 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Affiliate Ads for Vacation Rentals — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 Linkjet 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Hello Dolly For Your Song 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Limit Login Countries 40+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Klangagenda Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Heckler 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 R Referall 123 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Textile Tools 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 BST DSGVO Cookie 5K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 S Sotmarket Affiliate plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 K Käuferportal Solarrechner-Plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 esbleibtdabei.at — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 A AppStore Links 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 B Buzz for Video Game Award Programs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 I Informers — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 JuraText-Importer für rechtstexte24 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 I istOK MEdia Plugin 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 Y Yet Another Amazon WordPress Plugin Lite 10+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #17 7 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.