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

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 “russia”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Spam Captcha – Safeguard your WordPress website effortlessly with Spam Captcha for WordPress shows at wp.org #14 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 52 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Free Cookie Notice & Consent Banner for Privacy Compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO and others) 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #1 2 Datafeedr WooCommerce Importer 4K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 CurrencyConverter 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 User IP and Location 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #5 6 U Urvanov Syntax Highlighter 3K+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Payssion Plugin for Woocommerce 400+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 TotalPoll for Polls and Contests 1K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 DPD in Russia – Shipping for WooCommerce 70+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Logo Showcase with Logo Carousel, Logo Slider & Logo Grid 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 ConsentOwl — Cookie Consent & Tracker Blocker 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 Allpay Payment Gateway 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Automated Canada Post – HPOS Supported 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Nymbl Cookie Sentinel 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 RuShop — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Kurs Rublya FX Rates Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 Defer for Contact Form 7 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Heleket – Crypto Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 xprttudio Local Consent for 152-FZ — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 ImgChanger — AI Image Replacement — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Spam Captcha – Safeguard your WordPress website effortlessly with Spam Captcha for WordPress 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 HaywoodTech Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Olark Live Chat 1K+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.