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

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 “rota”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 19. 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

ModuleFest Pet Walker – Pet Walking Business Manager shows at wp.org #7 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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

PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce places #3 on merit, 5.0★ from 64 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling 600+ · 4.4★ (22) wp.org #1 2 Document Viewer – let visitors view files right in the browser 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #2 3 PagBank / PagSeguro e Vindi para WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (64) wp.org #10 ↓2 7 too low 4 CoffeeCode – Checkout for Getnet and WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #9 ↓2 5 too low 5 AutoCEP 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Church Admin 900+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too low 7 DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 Pagou – Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Resourcemanager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 ModuleFest Pet Groomer – Pet Grooming Business Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 Vindi Hub 70+ · 2.6★ (11) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 ModuleFest Pet Walker – Pet Walking Business Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Protect pages and categories with login 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too low 14 Cobrança U4crypto — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓3 1 too high 15 Champlin Pre-Flight Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓3 1 too high 16 Pagamento QR Code Ame Digital 10+ · 3.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓3 17 T Tagelin Rota — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓3 18 B Basic Rota Management — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too low 19 Authentication and xmlrpc log writer 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓3 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.