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

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 “rps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20.

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

EdgeTariff – Duty and Tax for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 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 #7 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 wp.org
1 RPS Include Content 700+ · 4.9★ (18) 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) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Flying Pages: Preload Pages for Faster Navigation & Improved User Experience 20K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #16 12 too low 5 RPS Blog Info 100+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Euro FxRef Currency Converter (by DKZR) 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 7 RestroPress – Online Food Ordering System 1K+ · 4.4★ (102) wp.org #22 ↓2 15 too low 8 ActiveCampaign Postmark for WordPress 50K+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #21 13 too low 9 RPS Image Gallery 800+ · 4.0★ (14) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 400+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 RP 4U (Maps & Route Planner) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 RP-Kundenbewertung 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 WP-Yomigana 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 RP xProfile Import Export — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 RP Debug Log Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 EdgeTariff – Duty and Tax for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 A Astrology Suite for FreeAstroAPI 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Brightery Secure 2FA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Ace Login Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 ingenidev Germany Zones and Bundeslander for WC — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Manila Stack Affiliate Boxes for Southeast Asia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Advanced Passkeys for Secure Login 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 BCS BatchLine Book Importer 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Indonesian Banks for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.0★ (2) 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.