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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “soccer widgets”

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 “soccer widgets”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Soccer Widgets – Football Results & Rankings shows at wp.org #8 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 100+ 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.

Buried gem

W4 Post List places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 94 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #1 2 JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more 1K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 AnWP Football Leagues 700+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #4 5 ProScores – Live Scores 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 W4 Post List 3K+ · 4.7★ (94) wp.org #13 ↓2 7 too low 7 Scratch & Win – Giveaways and Contests. Boost subscribers, traffic, repeat visits, referrals, sales and more 100+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Sport Predictions for JoomSport 50+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Sportsteam Widget – Football livescore 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Achievements sports league 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 AnWP Sports Leagues – Basketball, Ice Hockey, Handball, Rugby & More 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Scoremer: Football Livescore, Tables and Fixtures 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Soccer Widgets – Football Results & Rankings 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Football Studio – Soccer League, Tournament & Club Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15 wp-championship 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Rotascore Live Scores Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑3 17 WhenIsTheMatch Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Fabriel Team Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑6 19 SPOSCOR Core 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 20 Playard — Sports Facility Booking System for Courts, Fields, Pitches, Venues and More 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 StatsFC Match Centre 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 22 Top Goalscorers Widget for Scoremer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 SportStatsAPI Live Scores & League Tables — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Sportstats Head-to-Head Football Comparison — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.