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

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 “spoiler”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 2 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

Simple Accessible Spoilers shows at wp.org #3 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 10 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

Asgaros Forum places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 210 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ · 4.9★ (5925) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Simple Spoiler 2K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 WP-ShowHide 9K+ · 4.2★ (43) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Inline Spoilers 1K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 BBSpoiler 4K+ · 4.7★ (29) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 forumAttachments for bbPress 6K+ · 4.3★ (26) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Disqus Comment System 30K+ · 2.7★ (219) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 Asgaros Forum 10K+ · 4.7★ (210) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 GD bbPress Tools 1K+ · 3.8★ (24) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Toggles 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Simple Accessible Spoilers 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 Awesome Guten Text – 8 Powerful Blocks for Gutenberg 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 OtFm Gutenberg Spoiler – (or FAQ) collapse block 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Easy Expand 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Viraly – Blog to Social Media Auto Post, Scheduler & Analytics 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Cheyytec Content Warning Blur – Spoiler, NSFW & Trigger Warning Click to Reveal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 WebBiz Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 SKY Blocks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 SmartCloud Flow – Block‑based Forms & Workflow Automation 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 BaqFlo – RedAction — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Init FX Engine – Interactive, Event-Driven, Lightweight 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.