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

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

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Interlink – Internal Links Manager, Orphan Page Finder & SEO Link Suggestions shows at wp.org #7 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (537) wp.org #1 2 Xagio SEO & AEO – AI SEO for Google Rankings & AI Visibility 10K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 LinkBoss – Semantic AI Internal Linking 2K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Link Whisper Free 30K+ · 4.2★ (151) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 IndieWeb 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Comments – GraphComment | AI-Moderated Comment System 400+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Social Live Chat Helpdesk – MyAlice 80+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 Easy Content Linker Lite 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Mypage SEO Content Studio 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Silo Scope — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 RestroFood Lite – Online Food Ordering and Restaurant Management Plugin For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Silo Feed Exporter for Houzez — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 ContextLift 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 VizzEx — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Web & SEO Autolinker – AI Internal Linking 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 TNT AI Writer – AI Content Generator, Trending Topic Finder & SEO Draft Writer 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 InternaLink Pilot – Smart Linking Automation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Elite Elementor Addons and Widgets 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 StratiSilo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Bulk Remove ALL Internal Links in WordPress 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Magic Rinku – AI-Powered Internal Linking for SEO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Crea3 Internal Linking Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 PufferGo | 外贸独立站AI建站专家 | AI Website Builder for Export — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Interlink – Internal Links Manager, Orphan Page Finder & SEO Link Suggestions 40+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #7 17 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.