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

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 “sip”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 4 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

Plug-N-Meet web conference integration shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging 100K+ · 4.6★ (820) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 SIP Reviews Shortcode for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WC – APG SMS Notifications 300+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Divine SIP Calculator 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 KP SIP Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 wallee 400+ · 2.7★ (9) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 SIP Calculator 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Multiple Payment Gateways for WooCommerce (WCMPG) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Sip Calculator 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 FinCalc Toolkit – Financial Calculators 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Relqor — Gateway for Worldline Sips — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 RingQ Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 Bitdroplet SIP 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Advisers Calculators — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 FinSpark: Calculator Suite — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 FullClass Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Civic SIP 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Beacon Events – Events Calendar with Recurring Events & Google Calendar Sync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Branded SMS 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 TeleFinity WebRTC to SIP Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 WeArePlanet 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 G Goldnet Sip Simple 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Video Chat for Cisco and FusionPBX Callcenters — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 15 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.