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

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 “rp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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.

Ranked above its merit

EdgeTariff – Duty and Tax for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 10+ 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

RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System places #8 on merit, 4.4★ from 102 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

RPS Include Content 700+ · 4.9★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Mail logging & Catcher 20K+ · 4.9★ (108) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

AgenWebsite Shipping – Plugin Ongkos Kirim & Generate Resi Otomatis Semua Kurir Indonesia 600+ · 4.6★ (49) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4

Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #15 11 too low 5

RPS Blog Info 100+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #2 3 too high 6

Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #7 1 too low 7

ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress 50K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #21 14 too low 8

RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #22 ↓2 14 too low 9

RPS Image Gallery 800+ · 4.0★ (14) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 7 too low 10

Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #20 10 too low 11

RP 4U (Maps & Route Planner) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #4 7 too high 12

WP-Yomigana 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #18 6 too low 13

RP-Kundenbewertung 30+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #6 ↑1 7 too high 14

RP xProfile Import Export — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 5 too high 15

RP Debug Log Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 5 too high 16 A Astrology Suite for FreeAstroAPI 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 5 too high 17

Brightery Secure 2FA — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 5 too high 18

Ace Login Block — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 5 too high 19

ingenidev Germany Zones and Bundeslander for WC — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 5 too high 20

EdgeTariff – Duty and Tax for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #8 12 too high 21

Manila Stack Affiliate Boxes for Southeast Asia — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 4 too high 22

Advanced Passkeys for Secure Login 40+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23

RedPic ADS Manager Lite 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24

Indonesian Banks for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #19 5 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.