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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “reset button”

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 “reset button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 3 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

Reset Customizer shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simple Membership places #11 on merit, 4.6★ from 475 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Reset 300K+ · 4.8★ (1014) wp.org #1 2 Advanced WordPress Reset – Debug, Recover & Reset WP 10K+ · 4.9★ (1233) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Database Reset 10K+ · 4.5★ (77) wp.org #3 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Astra Customizer Reset 20K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Customizer Backup & Reset 7K+ · 4.2★ (15) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button 200K+ · 4.9★ (696) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Button visually impaired 10K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 3K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #22 ↑2 11 too low 12 Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin – Backup WordPress Sites Safely 30K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Social Share Buttons 1K+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 WPC Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Bolt CTA Button – Floating Call Button for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Social Share Button 1K+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 MASS Users Password Reset 600+ · 4.0★ (14) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too high 20 Reset Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 Customizer Reset – Export & Import 900+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Change Add to Cart Button Text for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.9★ (23) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Emergency password reset 800+ · 3.4★ (12) 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.