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

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 “recht”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

rapidmail: Newsletter & E-Mail Marketing for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Legal Text Connector of the IT-Recht Kanzlei 10K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #1 2 avalex – Automatisch sichere Rechtstexte 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 Faktur Pro for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.6★ (32) wp.org #15 12 too low 4 W wpShopGermany IT-RECHT KANZLEI 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WP2LEADS | WordPress und KlickTipp einfach verbinden – WooCommerce und KlickTipp einfach verbinden 70+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #18 13 too low 6 muv – Hide Preview 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 IT-Recht Kanzlei Trust-Widget 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Worthy – VG WORT Integration für WordPress 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 Janolaw AGB Hosting 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 NexJu AI – Website Assistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 BookIvy — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 STM Smart Checkout for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Banana Defender – GDPR-Compliant Firewall, Scanner & Virtual Patching for WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 W wpShopGermany – Händlerbund 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 SHOPVOTE 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 Image AI Labels 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 SliceQuote – Instant Quotes for 3D Printing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 GiroCheckout Plug-in for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 FleetGO Bijtelling Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Appointment Booking Calendar – Dynamic Reservation — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 21 rapidmail: Newsletter & E-Mail Marketing for WooCommerce 400+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 DoYouWantCookies 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 DSGVO/GDPR Cookies, DSE, Impressum & Google Fonts Proxy 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 onOffice for WP-Websites 800+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #17 7 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.