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

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 “sharer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

Juiz Lang Attribute shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Inline Tweet Sharer – Twitter Sharing Plugin 300+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #1 2 Nobs • Share Buttons 3K+ · 4.7★ (93) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Social Counter & Sharer 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Juiz Last Tweet Widget 500+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Leaving Notice Popup For External Links – nofollow, noopener & New Tab 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 WiraKit For Elementor – Powerful Elementor Widgets And Theme Builder 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 Social Sharer For WooComerce 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Basic Sharer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Better Share Buttons 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 WebCalendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Share Cart and Save Cart for Later for WooCommerce by LeanPlugins 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 ZA Creative Social Buttons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too low 13 All Social Share – Sticky & Floating Share Buttons for WordPress 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Shrikant Article Engagement – Likes, Guest Comments & Social Sharing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 GiftFlow – Donation & Fundraising — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 Revup Social — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 ClickReach – Social Share Buttons & Counter — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 Post Carousel & Grid for Elementor by WebCodingPlace 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Toys for Playground — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 QW Share Buttons — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 GemFind Ring Builder 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Cartlet – Share Cart, Save Cart & Cart Links for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 CodeFaeries Save Later — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Juiz Lang Attribute 1K+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #11 13 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.