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

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 “remediation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Manage – Centralized site maintenance and monitoring shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #1 2 Accessibility by AllAccessible 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Accessibility Tools & Alt Text Finder 3K+ · 4.9★ (69) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #4 5 Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ · 2.9★ (162) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WebTotem Security 700+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 EqualWeb Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 CrowdSec 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Accessibility Tool Kit: WP Accessibility checker plugin for WCAG, Section 508, ADA, EAA Compliance 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #9 10 phpinfo() WP – Site Health, PHP Compatibility & Server Audit 3K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Web Accessibility with Max Access 700+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too low 12 SiteFort Security – Malware Scanner, Firewall, Login Security & Hardening 50+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 Accessibility by AudioEye 1K+ · 3.3★ (7) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Securicheck – Audit et Sécurité WordPress 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 Vulnity Security 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 Bulk Export Import Images SEO Attributes 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 17 VulnTitan – Malware Scanner, Vulnerability Scanner & Security 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 Aipatch Security Scanner 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 SkynetA11y PDF Remediation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Web200 Accessibility Audit 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 WOWStudio Accessibility Remediation – WCAG Checker, Scanner and Alt Text Fixes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 3 too low 22 SecurynAI – Security, Firewall, Malware Scan, and Vulnerability Alerts 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 AMWScan Antimalware Scanner Lite 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #23 24 Manage – Centralized site maintenance and monitoring 100K+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #10 14 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.