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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “rtl ltr”

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 “rtl ltr”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Atr Inline Rtl Ltr shows at wp.org #3 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ 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

My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 1199 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #6 5 too low 2 N news ticker benaceur 1K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Infinity23 (Formerly Tag Manager) – One Plugin That Replaces All The Rest 20K+ · 4.7★ (53) wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too low 4 My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) 100K+ · 4.9★ (1199) wp.org #19 ↓1 15 too low 5 PDF Catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (26) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Falang multilanguage for WordPress 1K+ · 5.0★ (113) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements 40K+ · 4.9★ (542) wp.org #22 15 too low 8 RTL/LTR Switcher 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 LTR RTL Admin content 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Wikipedia Preview 1K+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Smart RTL Post 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 9 too high 12 Mailonix – Email Template Customizer for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (105) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 EZ Downloader – Plugin & Theme 90+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Flipbook PDF Viewer & Embedder 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 Page & Post Notes 1K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #15 16 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Atr Inline Rtl Ltr 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 14 too high 18 Simple Ebook Viewer 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 WP ESIGNATURE RTL (Right to Left) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Wawp Country Code & Chat Widget for WooCommerce 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 IL Privacy & Cookie Consent 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 RTL Tester Mirror by WebMan 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Thermal Receipt Printer for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Ultimate Logo Slider & Carousel – Logo Showcase & Gallery 80+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.