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

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 “publicar”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 4 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.

Buried gem

Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea places #2 on merit, 3.9★ from 59 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EnvíaloSimple: Email Marketing y Newsletters 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #1 2 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Mantenimiento web 20K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Content Rank Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Contenya Publisher — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Intelyze — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Bubok Seller in site — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 Loque AI Herramientas IA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 NotiPress Noticias 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Voicexpress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 FabriSite Sitemapy SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 InCuca Helper 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 PressPilot Frontend Editor for Avada — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Homlity Real Estate 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Solutiontech Accesibilidad Web — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 CítameIA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 B Bubok Publisher 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 CampTix PagSeguro 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 A Agregador de links pastando.com.br – Aumente suas visitas — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 M Masdetalles ShareBig — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Form print pay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 S Social Media SEO — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 M Mythos360 Online Store 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.