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

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 “rgpd”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

CookieHub – Cookie Consent Banner (DSGVO, CCPA, RGPD and GDPR compliance) shows at wp.org #5 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 3K+ 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.

Buried gem

Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 154 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 Adapta RGPD 40K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1658) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Protección de datos – RGPD 7K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Asesor de Cookies RGPD para normativa europea 20K+ · 3.9★ (59) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent 100K+ · 4.9★ (490) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (185) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more 200K+ · 4.7★ (397) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ · 4.8★ (82) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (154) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 tarteaucitron.io – Cookie Banner & GDPR Consent Management 10K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Lawwwing | Textos legales web y Banner de cookies 700+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Axeptio – Cookie Banner – GDPR Consent & Compliance with a friendly touch 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 AdOpt | Easy Multi-Regulations Cookie Banner. 7K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 CookieHub – Cookie Consent Banner (DSGVO, CCPA, RGPD and GDPR compliance) 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Inazo's flamingo automatically delete old messages 4K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 Cookie Dough Compliance and Consent for GDPR 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Sirdata CMP 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Mentions Legales Par Webdeclic 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Dixit Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Conzent – Cookie Banner – Conzent CMP – Google CMP & IAB TCF Certified 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 SEATEXT FREE Translation and Conversion Rate Boost 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Pay by Instant Transfer (by Fintecture) 90+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 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.