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

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

Raffle for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 100+ 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 Raffle Play Woocommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #1 2 Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress – Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers 20K+ · 3.9★ (43) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 WinRocket Raffle and Giveaway Campaigns for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Raffle Ticket Generator – Woocommerce 100+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Run Contests, Raffles, and Giveaways with ContestsWP 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 7 SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Raffle for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Animated Raffle Winner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 SkyServers Order Raffle — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 K&P Search Integration with Raffle AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 LuckyFlow – Raffles for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 FileSpark – Sell Digital Downloads & Products — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 QRSVP – Event RSVP & QR Check-in for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Easter Eggs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 WPHostee Competitions for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 MoneyPls — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 18 Tattoo Shop Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 W WP Raffle ( System ) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 S Sweepstakes 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2

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.