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

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 “sdn”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 5 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 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

CHIP for FluentCart shows at wp.org #13 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Billplz for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #1 2 CHIP for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 CHIP for Fluent Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 4 MailNiaga SMTP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 API Isarud Tüm Pazar Yerleri Ticaret Entegrasyonu 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 6 Luminarix Payment Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Billplz for GiveWP 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 CHIP for GiveWP 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 Billplz for Gravity Forms 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 CHIP for Gravity Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑3 11 Certificate Verification 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 Masjid Donation Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 CHIP for Paymattic 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 EInvoice App Malaysia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Bayarcash For Easy Digital Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Billplz for FluentCart — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 CHIP for FluentCart 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 A atshift IP Blocker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 IDPay 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 LCPay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 3 too low 21 Teamgate CRM Forms for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 GetLoy payment gateway for WooCommerce (supports iPay88, PayWay and Pi Pay) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Nuvei Payments for Woocommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 3Q Video Connect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.