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

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

merit plugin wp.org
1 Timed Content 5K+ · 4.6★ (41) wp.org #1 2 Rename Media Files: Improve Your SEO 8K+ · 4.8★ (40) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 SS Dynamic Filter for Oxygen 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Feeds for TikTok – Keep Your Site Fresh with Your Latest Videos 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 All Users Filter 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 6 EXIFize My Dates 30+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 WPQ Post CSV Exporter 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 ShopSite 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Simple Stopwatch Easy to Use — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Event – Add to Calendar 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Jubelio Shipment: Plugin Ongkos Kirim Instant, Sameday, Regular, Cargo 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 {eac}SoftwareRegistry Subscriptions for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Wxs Text Watermarking 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 OrderTable – Local Commerce & Operations — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 FormToSS-フォムトス- | Contact Form 7 と スプレッドシート（スプシ）の連携をノーコードで！ 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 jassn 404 Monitor, Redirection, Custom 404 Page — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 MTLS Centerwise (For QSM) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 MTLS Centerwise (For Quiz Maker) — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 W3NetLab Debug Log Console — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 A Ahsan Review Scheduler for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Resourcemanager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 SwiftSearch for Algolia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 3task Glossary: A-Z Index, Dictionary & Wiki — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 SS Nano Contact 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 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.