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

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 support wordpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 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

Better RTL Support shows at wp.org #3 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 158 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 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 Fluent Support – Helpdesk & Customer Support Ticket System 10K+ · 4.6★ (69) wp.org #2 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too low 5 Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (167) wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #11 ↑6 5 too low 7 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3004) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #14 ↓3 5 too low 10 Majestic Support – The Leading-Edge Help Desk & Customer Support Plugin 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too low 12 Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (158) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 mPDF add-on for RTL and Unicode Support 4K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too high 17 Better RTL Support 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 14 too high 18 FastDup – Fastest WordPress Migration & Duplicator 5K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 WP Click to Chat – Email, Live Chat, Call & Book Now Buttons 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 AR for WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 Smart RTL Post 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 WPChat – Live Chat & Messaging Widget for Customer Support 6K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too high 24 RTL Localization & Fonts 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 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.