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

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 “skynet”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 17. 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

TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) shows at wp.org #12 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AfterShip Tracking – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking (Free plan available) 7K+ · 4.8★ (633) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Skynet Malaysia 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 SkyNet Smart Favorites — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 4 Catch Infinite Scroll 10K+ · 4.3★ (21) wp.org #16 12 too low 5 TrackFree – All-In-One WooCommerce Order Tracking 100+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 Catch Breadcrumb 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 SkynetAccessibility Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 SkyNet Online Shipping for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 SkyNet Shipping WooCommerce Plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Bob Go Smart Shipping for WooCommerce 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Midwest Logistics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑5 2 too high 12 SkynetAccessibility Video Subtitle — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 SkynetA11y PDF Remediation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Gobuddy – The official Gobuddy add-on for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 CookiesRegTech — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Login Restrict 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 TrackingMore Order Tracking for WooCommerce (Free plan available) 700+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 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.