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

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 “rcp”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

IDPay For Restrict Content Pro (RCP) shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 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.

Buried gem

Pronamic Pay places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 84 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Membership Plugin – Kadence Memberships 8K+ · 3.1★ (100) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641) wp.org #11 9 too low 3 Pronamic Pay 2K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #18 15 too low 4 Recent Posts by Category (RCP) 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 گیت‌لند | درگاه پرداخت هوشمند گیت‌لند 5K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Recapture for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 Recapture for Restrict Content Pro 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Payment4 Crypto Payment gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Connect Restrict Content Pro to Discord AddOn 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Subscriptions Restorer for Stripe and Restrict Content Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Kredeum NFTs, the easiest way to sell your NFTs directly on your WordPress site 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 11 too low 13 Trustbadg – Trust Badges, Payment Icons & Secure Checkout Seals — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too high 14 Restrict Block Content — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 IDPay For Restrict Content Pro (RCP) 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Cryptocurrency Payment Gateway for Restrict Content Pro by CryptoPay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 V Vandar for Restrict Content Pro (RCP) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 Samybaxy's Hyperdrive — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 WP Courseware addon for Restrict Content Pro 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 OxaPay Crypto Payment Gateway for Kadence Memberships — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Dropp Payment Gateway For Restrict Content Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 BusinessPress 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 A AffiliateWP Checkout Referrals 500+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #17 6 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.