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

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 “smartarget”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 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

Smartarget Line Chat – Contact Us shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Smartarget – Chat Buttons & Engagement Apps 900+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #1 2 Smartarget Lucky Wheel 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #2 3 Smartarget Social – Contact Us 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 4 Smartarget Viber – Contact Us 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 5 Smartarget Contact Us – All in one 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Smartarget Corner Ribbon 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Smartarget Popup 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 Smartarget FAQ 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 Smartarget Contact Form 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Smartarget Follow Us 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 Smartarget Get Followers Teaser 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Smartarget Reviews — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Smartarget Information Message — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Smartarget Button Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Smartarget Message Bar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Smartarget Social Sales — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Smartarget Click to call — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Smartarget Tiktok – Follow Us — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Smartarget Email – Contact Us — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Smartarget Telegram – Contact Us — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Smartarget Line Chat – Contact Us 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 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.