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

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 “scs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Accessible Login – WCAG AA Login & Registration shows at wp.org #17 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 6 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 Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ · 4.9★ (227) wp.org #1 2 Change Text Case 1K+ · 4.8★ (21) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Stock Ticker 2K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 S SC Simple Zazzle 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Pixel Integration for Snapchat 300+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 S SC Scrollup – Lightweight Scroll to Top Button 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 Widget Responsive for Youtube 7K+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #15 ↓2 8 too low 8 A Autopreenchimento de endereço em formulários 1K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #24 ↓1 16 too low 9 CookieBoxs – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent & Google Consent Mode v2 200+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 WP Engine GeoTarget 400+ · 3.6★ (15) wp.org #23 ↓1 13 too low 11 Falang for WPBakery Lite 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 SC IndexFlow 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 URL Coupons for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too high 15 Ananyoo Accessible Forms – Contact Form & Entry Storage 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 Multidots Festive Holiday & Seasonal Effects 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑3 2 too high 17 Ananyoo Accessible Events — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 Simple Compiler SCSS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 EasyBar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Newsroom OS – Google Discover, Google News, Schema & Editorial Workflow 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 D2i Accessibility Toolkit — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 Rainz Accessibility 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Accessible Login – WCAG AA Login & Registration — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 SC Simple Maintenance Toggle 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.