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

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 post”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 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 #5 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 19 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

10Web Booster – Website speed optimization, Cache & Page Speed optimizer places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 405 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. 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 Simple Blog Stats 4K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #2 3 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 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 #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 Step-By-Step Ordering System for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #6 ↑10 7 Brilliant Web-to-Lead for Salesforce 2K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #20 13 too low 8 SB Children block 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 SbS Settings 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Section Blocks – Landing Page Sections for the Block Editor 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Combine Social Photos | Still BE 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 SB RSS feed plus 1K+ · 3.9★ (10) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 SB Random Posts Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 THRON 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Stereoscopic Image Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 NowOrCry Deals — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too high 17 SurfacedBy AI Visibility – AI Traffic, Crawler Analytics & llms.txt — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 H Hinagata Speech Balloon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 SanBar QuickProducts Entry for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 W WhiteStoneDevelopment Search by Slug — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 SPOSCOR Padel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 S SyncBooking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 SB Latest Posts — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 SB Simple Photo Gallery Block for Gutenberg 10+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #5 19 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.