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

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 “pubblica”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 19.

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

Webita Chat – AI Chatbot shows at wp.org #11 but places #16 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 wp.org
1 Amministrazione Trasparente 1K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 ANAC XML Bandi di Gara 500+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 ANAC XML Viewer 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Albo Pretorio On line 700+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Easy Fattura Elettronica FREE 100+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Amministrazione Aperta 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Gestione Circolari 100+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Necrologi Italia NICV 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Includo Accessibility Widget 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Semantic Italia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Brocardi.it – Notizie Giuridiche 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Gestione Circolari Groups 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 Locker Lite for InPost (Italia) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 ilGhera Contributo RAEE for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Cisilino Site Defense Network — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Webita Chat – AI Chatbot — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 AdHub Platform Ads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Esami di laboratorio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Soldi Pubblici — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19

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.