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

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 “stateless”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Headless SSO Plugin for WP shows at wp.org #20 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage 4K+ · 3.9★ (51) wp.org #1 2 CoCart – Headless REST API for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 W WP-Stateless – Gravity Forms Addon 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 W WP-Stateless – SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle Addon 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Custom SMTP: Email Deliverability – FREE & Easy-to-use 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 W WP-Stateless – Simple Local Avatars Addon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too low 8 W WP-Stateless – WooCommerce Addon 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 CloudSync Master – Offload Media to S3, Cloudflare R2 & Google Cloud 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 W WP-Stateless – LiteSpeed Cache Addon 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 D Dlit Easy Math Captcha 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 P Pinora Address Autofill for Indian PIN Codes 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 W WP-Stateless – Elementor Website Builder Addon 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓3 14 W WP-Stateless for The Events Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 W WP-Stateless for WPBakery Page Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 W WP-Stateless – WPForms Addon 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 W WP-Stateless – WooCommerce Extra Product Options Addon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 W WP-Stateless – Divi Theme Addon 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 W WP-Stateless – BuddyBoss Platform Addon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 42A AI Visibility – Agentic Enablement Layer (AEL) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21 W WP-Stateless – Polylang Pro Addon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 W WP-Stateless – Gravity Forms Signature Addon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 W WP-Stateless – BuddyPress Addon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Headless SSO Plugin for WP 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.