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

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 “pyramid”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 16. 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

Unlimited Elements Blocks Library shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 500+ 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 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 SEO Pyramid 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Court Reservation – Tennis, Padel & Sports Court Booking 90+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 4 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 F Fragrance Note Pyramid — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Zoom OpenSeadragon 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 ClearPost – AI Auto Blogging & SEO Agent 80+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 3D WP Tag Cloud-S 70+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 CubeLaunch 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Solitaire Games: Klondike, FreeCell, Spider and Mahjong — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Pop3D Charts – 2D/3D Data Visualizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Rankwell AI — Journalism Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 MUQ SEO Site Checker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 SynaPost – AI Content, SEO & Publishing Automation for WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 3D WP Tag Cloud-M 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16

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.