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

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 “reflection”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

AllCoach – Coaching Management & Scheduling shows at wp.org #16 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (133) wp.org #1 2 WP Flow Plus 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 EZ Horoscope Professional 300+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Custom CSS for Elementor 5K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Unnotifier — disable admin notices individually 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 WPSmartContracts 100+ · 3.9★ (29) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 HHG for TranslatePress 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 SheetMirror for Google Sheets 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too low 12 Easy 3d Model Viewer 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Altonet Fluid Glassmorphism 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 LucidPen – AI Writing Assistant for Journaling, Prayer, and Reflection — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 360 Analytics for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Backing U Wellbeing Assessments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 CommerScope – Behavioural Analytics for Woo 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Validation Muse for Contact Form 7 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Coach by Wondersome — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Reboot Addons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Speedix 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 Ultimate 3D Model Viewer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 AllCoach – Coaching Management & Scheduling 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 J jhon990 Checklist Quiz Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.