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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “sb plugin”

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 “sb plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

SB Simple Photo Gallery Block for Gutenberg shows at wp.org #6 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Name Directory places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 81 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 FormsDB – Save Elementor Forms to Google Sheets & Post Type 20K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #1 2 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 Simple Blog Stats 4K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer 60K+ · 4.6★ (405) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too low 5 Name Directory 2K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #19 ↓2 14 too low 6 SB Chart block 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 SB Children block 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Step-By-Step Ordering System for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #8 ↑16 9 SbS Settings 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 SB Replayborg — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 sb custom logo by sbtechbd — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Support Board Cloud 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 Qthemy Slider Builder — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 THRON 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Payment Gateway SBPS for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 SB Random Posts Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Bahader Loyalty Points & Rewards for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 SanBar EXPress IMG Tuner for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 SanBar Menu Maker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too high 20 Stereoscopic Image Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 NowOrCry Deals — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓4 1 too low 22 SurfacedBy AI Visibility – AI Traffic, Crawler Analytics & llms.txt — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 SB data importer – WP all import add-on 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 SB Simple Photo Gallery Block for Gutenberg 10+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #6 18 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.