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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “sentiment analysis”

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

Sentiment Analysis with Tensorflowjs shows at wp.org #5 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its — 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.

Buried gem

wpForo Forum places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 390 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #1 2 SEO Engine – Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (48) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 8K+ · 4.1★ (15) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 wpForo Forum 20K+ · 4.7★ (390) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 AI Chat App – Live Agent Handover, Help Docs, Email, Call Button, Fast Support 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 AI 60K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #4 ↓2 2 too high 7 Kognetiks Chatbot 500+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #7 8 Textmetrics 400+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #8 9 TotalPoll for Polls and Contests 1K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 RevCent Payments for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Moderation API: Automated Content Moderation 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Sync to GPT – Connect ChatGPT to Your Posts 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Zeno – AI-Powered Chatbot 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too low 14 Sentiment Analysis with Tensorflowjs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 AI Workflow Automation 70+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 MoodModerator – AI Comment Moderation & Sentiment Analysis — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 BetAxol Audience Insights — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 AI Visibility, GEO and AEO Plugin for WordPress: Ayzeo 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Aqoiy – AI & Human Customer Support Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 20 Content Mood Analyzer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Starquill for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Shurvana AI Review insights for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Aotum8 Review Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Vigil-CMCC — Content Moderation Command Center — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.