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

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 “skincare”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

SmartProductSEO – SEO Generator for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #19 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 5 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 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Quiz Builder for WooCommerce – Product Recommendations 2K+ · 5.0★ (102) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Blanka private label beauty & skincare products app for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Discount Rules for WooCommerce – Disco | Dynamic Pricing, Conditions, Bulk, Bundle, BOGO 5K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Booktics – Appointment Booking Calendar for Service Businesses 700+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 AI Search for WooCommerce — Semantic & Live Search 80+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 AI Search for WooCommerce – Semantic Search 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 WP Before After Image Slider – Interactive Image and Video Comparison Plugin for WordPress 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Genolve – AI Business Graphics, Images & Video 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Selfnamed: Private Label Cosmetics for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Free Product Samples for WooCommerce – Try Before You Buy, Request Samples by Mail 60+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 A Anwar Before After Slider for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 WPC Shop Quiz – Product Finder for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Subscription for WooCommerce by Flexi Subscription 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Bookingor – Booking System and Appointment Booking Calendar, Meeting Scheduling & WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 BoxBuilder for WooCommerce 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Kitero – Composite Products for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Fotogenic AI – Product Image Generator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Dermaself AI Beauty Agent — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 Findley — Product Discovery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 KeenToDesign Shipping with Australia Post for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Brightery Coupon Automation for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Face Analysis Quiz & Age Guesser Widget — Interactive Content by RealSmile — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 SmartProductSEO – SEO Generator for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.