wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “rgaa”
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 “rgaa”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 17.
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
WeDispatch Audio Text to Speech shows at wp.org #9 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Filikod – Alt Text Checker & Bulk Image Alt Text Editor 200+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
ImgSEO – AI Image Alt Text Generator & Image SEO Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (10) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Baptd Accessibility Checks for RGAA 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #1 2 too high 4 
Snap Carousel — Block Style 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #4 ↓2 5 
Co-marquage service-public.fr 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓2 12 too low 6 
Enfants IMG Performer 40+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓2 10 too low 7 F Flewo Accessibility Audit for RGAA — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 
410Gone Consent Manager for Google Consent Mode and GTM 40+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 
Relyo – RGAA Accessibility Checker, Fixer & Statement — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 
Inline Quote Format Button for the Block Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 
SkynetAccessibility Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 
Link Obfuscator par Benjamin Thiers — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 WeDispatch Audio Text to Speech — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 
Tablefold — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 2 too high 15 
AGEC Ready – AGEC Compliance for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓2 2 too high 16 
Classic Menu Accessible (A11y) — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too high 17 
Hale Accessibility Dossier for EAA — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓2 2 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.