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

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 “realhomes”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

WP All Import – Property Import for RealHomes shows at wp.org #4 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots places #1 on merit, 4.8★ from 142 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #6 5 too low 2 RealHomes Currency Switcher 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 RealHomes Memberships 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #3 4 WP Directory Kit 2K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #18 14 too low 5 Havenlytics – Real Estate Listings, Property Search & Agent Workspace 70+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #19 14 too low 6 RealHomes PayPal Payments 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Property Permissions For RealHomes 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 RealHomes Stripe Payments 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 WP All Import – Property Import for RealHomes 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 WP All Import – Property Import for Pro Real Estate 7 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 WP All Import – Property Import for WP Residence 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 WP All Import – Property Import for Realia 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 WP All Import – Property Import for Reales WP 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Respacio Import For RH RealHomes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 WP All Import – Property Import for Real Places 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 WP All Import – Rental Property Import for WP Rentals 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 ListingKit – AI Property Import 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑3 5 too high 18 Khuza Listing Intelligence — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 WP Property Feed Connector for RealHomes Theme 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 A Apex Digital Toolbox 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Tourpoint — Property Video Tours — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21

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.