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

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 “solarized”, we agree with wp.org 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting 10K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #1 2 CodeColorer 1K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #2 3 CodeMirror Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 B Better File Editor 300+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #15 ↓1 11 too low 5 Coywolf Code Block Enhancer — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Syntax Highlight Nano 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 LumiCode Syntax Highlighter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Kodosvet Code Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 E Editor Tweaks for CodeMirror — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Freedomification Log Inspector — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 WebberZone Code Block Highlighting — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Lazy Syntax Highlighter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Task & Project Management – Alba Board — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 S Safe Editor 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 Edminboost – Admin white label, Menu Editor, theme, topbar shortcuts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 S SyntaxHighlighter Evolved Themes 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Solarized Admin Color Scheme 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 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.