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

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 “roofing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138) wp.org #1 2 Funnelforms Free – Multi Step Form, Contact Form & Lead Funnel Builder 1K+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 HT Service – Roofing Service WordPress Plugin 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 Xtreme Slider (3D Image Slider) 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 PageForge – AI Programmatic SEO, Bulk Page Generator, SEO MCP & Local SEO 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too low 7 Rocket Marketing Roofing Marketing Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 SaasPricing – Advanced Pricing & Comparison Tables for Elementor 400+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 S Scintilla Blocks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑7 1 too high 11 ActiveCalculator – Price Calculator Builder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Build a House — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓3 13 ScopeQuote Cost Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 D Durofy Roof Quote Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 15 Form & Phone Lead Tracker for Local Service Businesses – Lead Ledger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 SlopeQuill Roof Area Estimator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 17 P Pricestead Cost Calculators — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Bidquill — AI Estimate Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 19 ProLeadsAI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 Quotelatic – Quote Request Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 S Smart Forms by Livable Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 22 narSolutions Estimate & Booking Calculator – Quote, Room & Deposit Calculator for Service Businesses — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 REDORZO – Multilingual Translation & SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 WebWerk Service Quote — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.