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

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 “seeker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Chameleoni Jobs shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 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 WP Job Manager 70K+ · 4.4★ (237) wp.org #1 2 Animate It! 20K+ · 4.9★ (127) wp.org #2 3 GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 10K+ · 4.8★ (716) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 WP Job Portal – AI-Powered Recruitment System for Company or Job Board website 8K+ · 4.3★ (32) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Simple Job Board 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #5 6 Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 JobBoardWP – Job Board Listings and Submissions 900+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 JS Job Manager 100+ · 3.6★ (28) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Job Manager & Career – Manage job board listings, and recruitments 1K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Ultimate Loan & Mortgage Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 11 FrontBlocks Site Tools 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Job Board by BestWebSoft 70+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Forex Calculators 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Jobus – Job Board, Recruitment & Hiring Platform 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Job Board by ejobsitesoftware 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Nemtly Jobs – Job Board & Recruitment Plugin — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Workeera – AI Job Board with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 BizNotes — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Xolius Job Board — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Forge TrueConversion Lead Tracking for Google Ads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Rezicraft – Professional Resume & CV Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Islamic Content Archive For Truth Seeker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Vacancy Scraper UA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Chameleoni Jobs 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 6 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.