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

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 “riyal”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 19. 4 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

ingenidev, KSA – SAR Currency Symbol Changer مغير رمز عملة الريال السعودي shows at wp.org #5 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login places #2 on merit, 4.5★ from 459 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Gulf currencies Symbols for WooCommerce – رمز الريال السعودي والدرهم الإماراتي 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #1 2 RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login 7K+ · 4.5★ (459) wp.org #12 ↑1 10 too low 3 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #3 4 Saudi Currency 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 S Saudi Riyal Icon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 A Arabic Currencies For WooCommerce 60+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 ingenidev, Oman – OMR Currency Symbol Changer مغير رمز عملة الريال العماني — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 ingenidev, KSA – SAR Currency Symbol Changer مغير رمز عملة الريال السعودي 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Ramz | Modern Arab Currency Symbols — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 T Tumgazeteler Döviz ve Altın Kurları — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 LinkNacional Multi Currency for GiveWP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Arabic Woocommerce Middle east currencies 60+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Majed Mini Tools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 OPEN-BRAIN Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 JeelPay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 RankX SEO – AI Product Descriptions, Meta & ALT Text for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Fatora Payment Gateway 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 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.