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

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 “skype”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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 it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

Allow Skype Protocol shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 20+ 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

Admin Custom Login places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 388 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Under Construction 600K+ · 4.8★ (1285) wp.org #1 2 Email Encoder – Protect Email Addresses and Phone Numbers 90K+ · 4.9★ (94) wp.org #2 3 Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #3 4 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333) wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too low 5 Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Social Sharing Block 7K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Mobile Contact Bar 9K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Floating Chat Buttons – Click to Call or Chat, Email 1K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect 7K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #6 ↑2 3 too high 10 Admin Custom Login 10K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #19 ↓2 9 too low 11 Team Members – Multi Language Supported Team Plugin 6K+ · 5.0★ (85) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Appointment Bookings for Zoom GoogleMeet and more – Wappointment 1K+ · 4.7★ (50) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Login Widget With Shortcode 5K+ · 3.8★ (29) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 Team Showcase 1K+ · 4.0★ (53) wp.org #24 ↓2 8 too low 17 Mobile Contact Line 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 WP Click to Chat – Email, Live Chat, Call & Book Now Buttons 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓2 3 too low 21 A Allow Skype Protocol 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 Business Card Block – present your team and contact info in style 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Socicon 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Chat for Skype 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.