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

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 description”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 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

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 1244 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. 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 #2 1 too low 2 Houzez Property Feed 1K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #3 4 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #9 ↑2 4 too low 6 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #19 ↓1 9 too low 11 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #12 ↓2 13 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #20 ↓4 7 too low 14 Property Hive Stamp Duty Calculator 800+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #5 ↓1 9 too high 15 Meta Tag Manager 70K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #21 ↑2 6 too low 16 Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents 30K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #15 ↑6 1 too high 17 ThinkRank SEO – AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console 20K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #24 ↓4 7 too low 18 Havenlytics – Real Estate Listings, Property Search & Agent Workspace 70+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 15 too high 20 Category Description for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 MotoPress Hotel Booking for Elementor 10K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Property Hive Mortgage Calculator 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 12 too high 23 Property Hive Rental Affordability Calculator 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 Property Hive AllAgents Review Embed 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.