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

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 “rdfa”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 6 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Review Stream shows at wp.org #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 300+ 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

SEO Ultimate places #10 on merit, 3.8★ from 98 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Breadcrumb NavXT 800K+ · 4.6★ (132) wp.org #1 2 Schema Package – Structured Data & Rich Snippets Tool for SEO 200+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 WPSSO Strip Schema Microdata 200+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets 30K+ · 4.0★ (162) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 X3P0: Breadcrumbs 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Open Graph 10K+ · 4.3★ (13) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Breadcrumbs Divi Module 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Google SEO Pressor for Rich snippets 300+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Author hReview 200+ · 4.0★ (21) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 SEO Ultimate 10K+ · 3.8★ (98) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 A Author Product Review 50+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 R RDFa Breadcrumb 600+ · 4.1★ (7) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 DP RDFa Breadcrumb Generator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Presslyte AI Search Check — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Cook App — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 W WebXDevelop AI Search Readiness Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 R Review Stream 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 12 too high 18 S Schema Breadcrumbs 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 Rich Meta in RDFa 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Local Business Schema Widget 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Schema Scalpel 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 R RDFaCE 10+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 I Instant Breadcrumbs 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #23 24 Simple metadata 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.