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

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 “reroute”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

SiteAssure – Website, Form & Checkout Monitoring shows at wp.org #5 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 5 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

Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 150 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Reroute Email 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #1 2 WP Document Revisions 2K+ · 3.7★ (23) wp.org #2 3 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation 2K+ · 4.8★ (150) wp.org #18 ↓3 15 too low 4 Speed Kit 2K+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 RootsPersona 400+ · 4.6★ (17) wp.org #17 ↑1 12 too low 6 Each domain a page 200+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #15 ↑1 9 too low 7 Web357 Mail Connect for Microsoft Outlook 365 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Fullworks Simple Setup for Amazon SES 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Comment Experience by Progress Planner 500+ · 3.5★ (13) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too low 10 SiteAssure – Website, Form & Checkout Monitoring 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑7 5 too high 11 LHL Environment Indicator, Email Redirect and Email Reroute 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 Resonanz Email Rerouting — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 DigiLucks Mailer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Web357 SMTP Connect for Gmail — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Kavin SMTP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 Rewind Form Bridge for Brevo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 LangRouter for TranslatePress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 LoginDash — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Eyesite Monitor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Qaiyo Admin Booster 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 ShopMonitor.io – Automated Checkout & Form Monitoring 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 SheetLink Forms for Google Sheets and Excel 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 W WP Reroute Mandrill 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23

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.