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

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 “statistik”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 16. 4 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP2LEADS | WordPress und KlickTipp einfach verbinden – WooCommerce und KlickTipp einfach verbinden 70+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #6 5 too low 2 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Worthy – VG WORT Integration für WordPress 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 RezaTain SEO — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 SMTP Mail Control for MailPoet 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 Marbo Kursbokning — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Strainovic UID Check Schweiz — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 WPUBG 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 RatingStar.de Seal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Masjid Donation Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 SpotOn Live 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 A AppStore Links 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 DoYouWantCookies 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 A AdSimple Vote 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 F Fupa.Net Widget Shortcode 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 G Geo-Captcha & Geo-Blacklist 10+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1

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.