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

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 “samsung”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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

Browser Address Bar Color shows at wp.org #6 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MOBILOOK — Mobile View & Mobile‑Friendly Test 1K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Lara's Google Analytics (GA4) 8K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Scrollsequence – Cinematic Scroll Image Animation Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget 8K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Browser Theme Color – Address Bar Color & Dark Mode 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Moyasar 1K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #3 ↓1 3 too high 7 Hyper PWA – Bringing Modern Progressive Web App Experiences 400+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 isMobile() Shortcode for WordPress 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 INDIGITALL – Instant Chat, Web Push Notifications 90+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Browser Address Bar Color 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Payment Plugins for Stripe Elementor – by Pay Addons 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Nomod for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Ajax loader + Cache 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Web Push Notifications by Aimtell 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too high 16 Pay with PAYUNi 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Paychef Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 InPrimePay for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 STRABL – A checkout solution 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Responsive Checker & Device Preview – Mobile Responsive Testing, Simulator & Developer Tools 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Reloadify Frontend Sync – Auto Reload, Server & Media Optimization — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Модуль приема платежей Банк ПСКБ 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Better Smooth Scroll 10+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Push Agent — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.