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

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 “rets”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

Rets Rabbit shows at wp.org #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Document Gallery places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 112 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Estatik Real Estate Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (187) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX 200+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Rover IDX 200+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Document Gallery 8K+ · 4.8★ (112) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 WP SAML Auth 7K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 MLSImport: IDX Plugin & MLS Plugin for Real Estate Listings 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Real Estate Listings Plugin for Professionals 10+ · 3.9★ (11) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 VistaWP – IDX Feeds for Page Builders 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 S SoldPress 30+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Simplistic page navi 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Shift8 Real Estate Listings for TRREB 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Burgee – Race Scoring for Sailing Clubs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Retrilhar Ecommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Central Florida IDX — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 SEO RETS 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 W WordPress REST API – Authentication Broker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 N neighbourhood.io — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 M MPQ Video Gallery XMLRPC — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 GetRETS — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 G Gallery Plugin XMLRPC Interface 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Rets Rabbit — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #15 6 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.