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

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 “sar”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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

Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices shows at wp.org #14 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SAR Friendly SMTP 2K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #1 2 Gulf currencies Symbols for WooCommerce – رمز الريال السعودي والدرهم الإماراتي 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #2 3 SAR One Click Security 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 ↓2 2 too low 4 Saudi Currency 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 5 Nomod for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 ingenidev, KSA – SAR Currency Symbol Changer مغير رمز عملة الريال السعودي 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 VIESAC – Free VAT Validation for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 8 Coronavirus Spread Prediction Tools Free Version 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓4 7 too low 9 S Saudi Riyal Icon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 1 too low 10 Divit Payment Gateway 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 LGPD Framework By Data443 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 HBLPAY Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too high 13 Precious Metals Charts and Widgets for WordPress 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 1 too high 14 D Döviz Kuru Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑5 1 too high 15 The CCPA Framework By Data443 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too low 16 Interpay Payments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too low 17 S SmartMoney77 Financial Calculators 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Hesapis Market Data – Gold, Currency & Crypto Prices — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 E-Invoicing for Saudi Arabia by ZATCA Tools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 20 Ramz | Modern Arab Currency Symbols — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 21 T Tumgazeteler Döviz ve Altın Kurları — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 JeelPay for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 M MarketTier Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 FaltaPay – Middle East Payment Gateways for WooCommerce, MemberPress, Give & More — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 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.