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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “scratch mit”

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 “scratch mit”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Slider and Carousel Block – Responsive, Accessible shows at wp.org #10 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 900+ 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 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (199) wp.org #1 2 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Ocean Extra 400K+ · 3.3★ (67) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 TrueRanker 300+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Toocheke Companion 1K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 LS oEmbed support for Scratch Mit 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 700+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Ecommerce Fabrick 1K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓3 11 too low 10 TS Demo Importer 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 One Accessibility – WordPress Accessibility Plugin & ADA Compliance Widget 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 KooKoa Folders – Media Library Folders & File Organizer 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Iyo Block Code Renderer for Scratch — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 MITS Image Optimizer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Anant Sites — Elementor & Gutenberg Readymade Template Library Free & Pro Templates 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Slider and Carousel Block – Responsive, Accessible 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Open Access SSO 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑4 1 too high 18 miLOGO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 1 too high 19 Gutenberg Block Toolkit – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑3 1 too high 20 Scrutoscope – WordPress Performance Profiler 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑3 1 too high 21 Code and core – Smart Image Ratio 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 Kayzart — AI Landing Page Builder with Real HTML 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 The Solo Software Group Works — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Smart Auto Featured Image – Featured Image Automation 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓4 2 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.