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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “sns sharing”

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 “sns sharing”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 15. 6 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Social Engine 600+ · 4.8★ (30) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Korea SNS 3K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 PowerSuite Modular Admin Toolkit 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 S SN Rating 10+ · 3.6★ (18) wp.org #15 ↑1 11 too low 5 AI Marketing Expert — AI Email Marketing, AI Content Generator, SEO Analyzer, AI Workflow Automation, Social Media & Ai Chatbot 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Gawain AI Video — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 ESM Web3 Social Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 ConferenceManager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 AuthDock — Login Security, 2FA, Social Login & Brute Force Protection — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 G GNA Korean SNS 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 VA Social Buzz 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 T TNK SNS share link buttons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too low 13 J Jetpack Sharing Source Pack 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 SMS Sharing Button for Jetpack 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 Viber Sharing Button for Jetpack 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑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.