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

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 “scp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

SCP Dynamics ESI Bridge shows at wp.org #4 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Qi Addons For Elementor places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 205 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8709) wp.org #1 2 Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 bbPress 100K+ · 3.9★ (343) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Currency Converter Widget ⚡ PRO 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Export All URLs 50K+ · 4.6★ (94) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 CYAN Backup 300+ · 4.1★ (11) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website 50K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 APCu Manager 10K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #21 ↑3 12 too low 10 One Click Demo Import 1M+ · 4.3★ (79) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 too low 11 MX Time Zone Clocks 1K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #20 ↓1 9 too low 12 WP Multisite User Sync/Unsync 600+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #18 ↓5 6 too low 13 Aruba HiSpeed Cache 100K+ · 3.0★ (10) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 WP Custom Author URL 5K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓4 2 too low 15 WP Multisite Content Copier/Updater 700+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 SRS Simple Hits Counter 8K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #13 ↑2 3 too high 17 SCP Dynamics ESI Bridge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 13 too high 18 Aruba Fatturazione Elettronica 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑9 6 too high 19 BackupRidge 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 OPcache Manager 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 QODE Wishlist for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑2 7 too high 22 CurrencyConverter 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 QR Code Creator 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 QODE Quick View for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 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.