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

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 “replacer”, 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 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

File URL Replacer for Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #11 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 40+ 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 Ethereal Link Replacer 50+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 String Replacer 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Version Info – Server Health Monitor, PHP & MySQL Version Display, Environment Indicators 10K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #12 ↓1 9 too low 4 Post Export Import with Media 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 Quotmarks Replacer 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 neo Replace – Simple replacement using drag & drop 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 WebP Image Converter & Replacer – Convert to WebP, No Duplicates 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 The Lab Login Logo Replacer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Scheduled Content Replacer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑5 2 too high 10 Keywords to Links Converter 600+ · 3.0★ (10) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 CodingBunny Image Optimizer 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 Dynamic Content Replacer — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 RM24 Text Replacer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Efbtech Media Replacer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Geared URL Replacer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Replacely – Bulk Content Find & Replace by URLs 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 File URL Replacer for Contact Form 7 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too high 18 Pinoydev Content Replacer for Posts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 SD Smart Text Replacer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 MushDev Tag Replacer for Amazon Associates — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 SKA Text URL Replacer — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Custom URL Replacer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 CoreMaintain — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Add to Cart Button Customizer – SmallEasyTools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.