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

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 “reddit”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

Reddit for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #1 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 21 places. Its 90K+ 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

Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 5333 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Blog2Social: Social Media Auto Post & Scheduler 40K+ · 4.5★ (2107) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (446) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Social Media Feather 10K+ · 4.6★ (506) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Pixel Manager for WooCommerce – Conversion Tracking, Google Ads, GA4, TikTok, Dynamic Remarketing 40K+ · 4.9★ (399) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333) wp.org #22 ↓10 13 too low 10 All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements 40K+ · 4.9★ (542) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #15 ↑4 4 too low 12 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15 Ocean Social Sharing 60K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #5 ↓1 10 too high 16 Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 70K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ · 4.7★ (173) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too high 19 Social Sharing Block 7K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #21 ↓6 1 too low 21 Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ · 4.6★ (356) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 Reddit for WooCommerce 90K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 21 too high 23 bbPress Voting 400+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Social Counter & Sharer 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 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.