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

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 “sourceforge”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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

Widgets for WordPress Reviews shows at wp.org #17 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60) wp.org #1 ↑3 2

Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

Customer Reviews Collector for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #2 1 too high 4

WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116) wp.org #4 ↑1 5

Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98) wp.org #5 ↑1 6

Widgets for Amazon Reviews 2K+ · 4.0★ (45) wp.org #6 ↑1 7

Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8

Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9

Widgets for Ebay Reviews 500+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↑1 10

Widgets for Expedia Reviews 100+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #11 12

Widgets for Capterra Reviews 100+ · 4.3★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #12 13

Widgets for Zillow Reviews 300+ · 3.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑3 3 too high 14

Widgets for Opentable Reviews 60+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15

Widgets for SourceForge Reviews — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 16

Widgets for Foursquare Reviews 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17

Widgets for Hotels.com Reviews 40+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↑3 3 too high 18

Widgets for Árukereső Reviews 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↑2 1 too low 19

Widgets for AliExpress Reviews 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too low 20

Review Widgets for Szallas.hu 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #16 4 too high 21

Widgets for Alibaba Reviews — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↑1 22 P Piwi Warehouse — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #24 2 too low 23

Widgets for WordPress Reviews 40+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too high 24

SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.