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

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 “sinhala”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Zinn® Cache shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 50+ 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

Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 620 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 ConveyThis AI Multilingual Translation 1K+ · 4.4★ (145) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin 3K+ · 4.8★ (178) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Automatic Translator with Google Translate 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Translate WordPress – Google Language Translator 100K+ · 4.7★ (620) wp.org #18 12 too low 7 Sinhala Avurudu Flakes 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 6 too high 8 Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator 7K+ · 4.5★ (54) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too low 9 Popup Like box – Page Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 Trinity Audio – Text to Speech AI audio player to convert content into audio 2K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Simple Slug Translate 1K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Intl DateTime Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 Alt Text Generator AI – Automatically generate alt text for images using AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 GP Machine Translate 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 Zinn® Cache 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 Agent Zappy — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Zinn® Media Offload — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 Zinn® Reseller Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Zinn® Connector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Fmtify: Auto WebP and AVIF Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 WGRank Translate – Fast & Indexable Multilingual Translation — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 SiteTran – Translate Your WordPress Site 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.