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

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 “spin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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.

Ranked above its merit

WebEquipe Spin & Win Wheel shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 60+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder places #7 on merit, 4.5★ from 574 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #1 2 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #10 7 too low 4 Lucky Wheel for WooCommerce – Spin a Sale 1K+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Popup Builder by Claspo – Email Popup, Spin the Wheel, Exit Intent 1K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 SpinupWP 30K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574) wp.org #17 ↓4 10 too low 8 Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ · 4.3★ (821) wp.org #8 ↓2 9 SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #14 ↑5 5 too low 10 Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ · 3.8★ (397) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv 1K+ · 4.9★ (265) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Brevo – Email, SMS, Web Push, Chat, and more. 100K+ · 4.1★ (284) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 WebToffee eCommerce Marketing Automation – Email marketing, Popups, Email customizer 10K+ · 4.8★ (54) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Faview – Virtual Reviews for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 SR Product 360° View 200+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #23 ↓1 7 too low 17 Promolayer – Popup Builder & Abandonment Preventer 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 Lucky Wheel Giveaway 400+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 WebEquipe Spin & Win Wheel 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 14 too high 20 Spin Wheel 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 Smartarget Lucky Wheel 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Clear Autoptimize Cache Automatically 4K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Spin Wheel – Lucky Wheel, Giveaway & Coupon Popup 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑4 3 too high 24 OXXO PAY powered by Spin 100+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.