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

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 “property”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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 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

Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator shows at wp.org #4 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Geolocation IP Detection places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 59 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Easy Property Listings 5K+ · 4.7★ (112) wp.org #1 2 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #7 ↓2 4 too low 4 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #12 ↑2 6 too low 7 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657) wp.org #16 ↓3 8 too low 9 Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #14 ↓4 4 too low 11 Geolocation IP Detection 20K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Property Hive Stamp Duty Calculator 800+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #5 ↑1 7 too high 13 Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ · 4.1★ (90) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 8K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Essential Real Estate 7K+ · 4.3★ (52) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Havenlytics – Real Estate Listings, Property Search & Agent Workspace 70+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 13 too high 18 Import into Easy Property Listings 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓2 12 too high 19 Property Hive Mortgage Calculator 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Property Hive Rental Affordability Calculator 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑4 5 too high 21 WP All Import – Property Import for RealHomes 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 13 too high 22 WP All Import – Property Import for Pro Real Estate 7 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓4 9 too high 23 WP All Import – Property Import for Realia 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too high 24 WP All Import – Property Import for Reales WP 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.