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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “quick switch language”

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 “quick switch language”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 3 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.

Ranked above its merit

Disable Login Language Selector shows at wp.org #3 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Temporary Login Without Password places #8 on merit, 5.0★ from 1549 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 Quick Featured Images 50K+ · 4.7★ (235) wp.org #2 3 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #4 ↑3 1 too low 4 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too low 6 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 Temporary Login Without Password 90K+ · 5.0★ (1549) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Multilanguage by BestWebSoft – WordPress Translation Plugin and Language Switcher 3K+ · 3.8★ (92) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 Quick PayPal Payments: Payment Button & Form 1K+ · 4.4★ (32) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ · 4.8★ (441) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #20 ↑2 4 too low 17 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #21 ↓3 4 too low 18 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too high 20 Disable Login Language Selector 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 17 too high 21 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #23 ↓4 2 too low 22 Broken Link Checker 500K+ · 3.8★ (605) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 XT Quick View for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.8★ (13) wp.org #9 14 too high 24 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.