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

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 “randomization”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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 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

QuizFlow – AI-Powered Quiz Maker shows at wp.org #19 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Quick Adsense 20K+ · 3.9★ (74) wp.org #1 2 FakerPress 10K+ · 4.9★ (205) wp.org #2 3 HD Quiz 6K+ · 4.9★ (145) wp.org #3 4 Post Date Randomizer 8K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Booking Calendar Contact Form 500+ · 3.6★ (32) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Quill Forms | Conversational Multi Step Forms, Surveys & quizzes 3K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Social Boost: Giveaways, Instant win and Contests. Grow followers, shares, subscribers, traffic, referrals, sales and more 100+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Content Randomizer – Rotate Any Block 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 PubliPal – Bulk Schedule Posts, Pages & CPTs 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑7 3 too high 10 Random Image Block for Block Editor 100+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Random Post Date 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 DemoPress: Demo Content Generator 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 6 too low 15 SEO Content Randomizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 M MJP Security Tools 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 ERRP: Enhanced Related Random Posts 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑2 3 too high 18 Ravanix – Smart Psychological Assessment 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 MyQuizGPT – Quiz Maker — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 FormNX – Embed Forms, Surveys & Quizzes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 W WP-Stateless – WPForms Addon 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 SR WORKS ArmorPro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 DominoForm – Advanced Contact Form, Polls, Survey & Quiz Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 QuizFlow – AI-Powered Quiz Maker 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 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.