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

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 “replicated”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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

Post Replicator shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ 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.

Buried gem

Pricing Table WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables places #5 on merit, 4.3★ from 133 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PublishPress Tag Groups: Stylish Displays For Your Tags and Categories 3K+ · 4.8★ (57) wp.org #1 2 Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 2K+ · 4.9★ (210) wp.org #2 3 PublishPress Taxonomies – Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ · 4.6★ (195) wp.org #3 4 Redis Object Cache 500K+ · 4.5★ (179) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Pricing Table WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.3★ (133) wp.org #14 ↑1 9 too low 6 Product Code for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (30) wp.org #18 ↑1 12 too low 7 Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages 1K+ · 4.0★ (24) wp.org #17 ↑1 10 too low 8 Rede Itaú for WooCommerce — Payment PIX, Credit Card and Debit 1K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Panelora — SMM Reseller for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 AI Blog Automator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 TrackKaro – Courier Tracking & COD 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too high 12 HM Resume Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 WP/LR Sync Folders with Real Media Library 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 CIELO API PIX, credit card, debit payment for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 WhoKnew Directory SEO – Repository Ranking & Readme Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 ContentTrace — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 Flexa Cache — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 DSmirror — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Tangles Events 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 20 R RCN Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Easy Folders – WordPress Media Library Folders, File Manager 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Kuvarssoft Continuity — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 MultiCOM Affiliate Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 Post Replicator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑2 9 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.