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

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

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

Radius Booking – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling for Services & Events shows at wp.org #2 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 500+ 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

Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 138 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Radius Portfolio – Filterable Grid, Gallery & Slider Portfolio 7K+ · 4.6★ (38) wp.org #1 2 Leaflet Map 30K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Custom Login Page Customizer 50K+ · 4.9★ (477) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ · 4.5★ (69) wp.org #4 5 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ · 4.6★ (498) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #9 ↑5 2 too low 8 Audio Player Block – Advanced Block for Embedding Audio Files 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Radius Booking – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling for Services & Events 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 7 too high 10 Coming soon and Maintenance mode 8K+ · 4.2★ (83) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Organization chart 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #16 ↓7 3 too low 14 CartSuite – Cart All In One For WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (51) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Gutena Tabs 6K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Shipping Zones by Drawing for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.1★ (24) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Gallery Block by Galleryberg: Lightbox with Tiles, Masonry, Square, & Justified Layouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 Scrollbar 300+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Hide Tooltips on Hover – Clean Up Title Attributes Without Losing Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Gmap Block 10K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑2 5 too high 21 WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑2 7 too high 22 Convert Rank Math FAQ to Accordion 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 MakeITeasy Back To Top 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 HT Form Widget for Elementor and WPForms 2K+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.