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

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

Keryx Signage shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Foyer – Digital Signage for WordPress 1K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #1 2 Product Input Fields for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.0★ (17) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too low 3 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Shared Albums for Google Photos 500+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 WPScreens 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too low 7 Screenly Cast 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑1 5 too high 8 PitchPrint 300+ · 3.7★ (30) wp.org #19 ↓1 11 too low 9 SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 GS WooCommerce Product Slider, Product Carousel, Grid, Ticker, List & Masonry 300+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Digital Signage 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓3 6 too high 12 Keryx Signage — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 Printcart Store – Web to Print Product Designer for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Sign Customiser 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 miniOrange Embed Outlook Teams Calendar Events 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 A amilu67 Sostituzioni Digital Signage — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 Showtile – Digital Signage & TV Menu Board — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Muslim Prayer Times 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 7 too high 19 Royal Links – Affiliate Link Cloaking, Shortener & Tracker 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Live News – Responsive News Ticker 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21 MetriPrice – Price Calculator & Product Configurator for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 U2Code Product Addons for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 AR Button – AR Product Preview & Configurator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 QR Coupon for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓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.