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

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 “ssp”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Seriously Simple Transcripts shows at wp.org #4 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 20 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Ads.txt & App-ads.txt Manager for WordPress 2K+ · 4.8★ (48) wp.org #2 3 Seriously Simple Podcasting 20K+ · 4.7★ (330) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Ads.txt File Manager By Magicbid 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Actirise – Advertising & Monetization 200+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Vuukle – Comments, Reactions, Quizzes, Share Bar & Ad Revenue 200+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Optima Express IDX 10K+ · 3.2★ (45) wp.org #17 ↓1 10 too low 8 SSP Stacktable Tables 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 Monetag Official Plugin 5K+ · 2.5★ (13) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Exchange Rates 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #19 9 too low 11 Seriously Simple Stats 5K+ · 3.6★ (13) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 Easy Stripe Payments & Donations 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓2 9 too low 13 Seriously Simple Speakers 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Inlay — Native Ad Monetisation 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 ONiDEA Consenso Cookie Conforme Italia 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 Podcast data for block themes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 C Chapcast – Podcast Chapters — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 Kreechat — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 S Sweet Sharmin Preloader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 S SacksonWeb Data 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 too low 21 Selfhost Podcasting – Create Podcasts Easily 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Panxo AI Monetization 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Simple Bulk Episodes 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too high 24 Seriously Simple Transcripts 900+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓1 20 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.