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

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 “revise”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

Membee Login shows at wp.org #4 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.4★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ · 4.7★ (620) wp.org #2 3 WPC Smart Wishlist for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #3 4 Oasis Workflow 600+ · 4.8★ (51) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Bulk Page Generator and Mass Page Builder – Page Generator 3K+ · 4.6★ (70) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Cloudflare Image Resizing – Optimize & Accelerate Your Images 200+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8 Accessibility 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Membee Login 400+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Multichannel Integration for WooCommerce: eBay, Amazon, Otto, Kaufland, Hood & More 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 Postnova for MCP 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Agentimus – AI SEO, llms.txt & MCP for AI Agents 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 ChimpBridge – Create and Send Mailchimp Campaigns 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Presslyte – Front End Text Editor — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 ZMP AI Assistant 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 QR Code for Pages 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 A1 Marketplace Sync with eBay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 Duplicate Post by AIOSEO – Clone Posts, Duplicate Pages and Republish Content 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Dynamica Facturacion Electronica — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Gsoft Labs Fleet Quote Manager — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 {eac}SoftwareRegistry Distribution SDK — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Gyta Buyback | WooCommerce Product Trade-In and Buy Back System 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too high 23 LaFactory Lister for eBay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Quottum — Quotes & Client Approvals — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.