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

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 “selezione”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 17. 2 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

MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form shows at wp.org #9 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Partita Iva per Fattura Elettronica 200+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #1 2

WFatture for WooCommerce Fattureincloud 700+ · 4.9★ (37) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too low 3

Locker Lite for InPost (Italia) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 1 too high 4

ChessPairings — Tournament Showcase — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 1 too high 5

WP SPID Italia 100+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6

CasavoLab Business Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 2 too high 7

Slope Widgets 400+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 2 too high 8

Karma Memorials 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 2 too high 9

Feed per Trovaprezzi — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 2 too high 10

DataPrune 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11

Domilocus — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 S SyncBooking — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13

WP Ehilapp — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14

PEC CODSDI PIVA CF 100+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15

MailUp for WordPress – Email and Newsletter Subscription Form 2K+ · 2.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 C Cathopedia — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 L LB Select Location 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 1 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.