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

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 “stickers”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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.

Ranked above its merit

Image Editor by Pixo shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 131 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Stickers for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #1 2 Cookies and Content Security Policy 10K+ · 4.9★ (67) wp.org #2 3 Spotlight Social Photo Feed 50K+ · 4.7★ (171) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content 20K+ · 4.8★ (209) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor 40K+ · 4.8★ (306) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Embed Plus for YouTube Gallery, Livestream and Lazy Loading with Facades 100K+ · 4.6★ (572) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 Weather Effect 4K+ · 4.5★ (30) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #19 ↓1 9 too low 11 YayExtra – WooCommerce Extra Product Options 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 GR Widget – Google Reviews Widget 900+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #24 ↓3 11 too low 14 Product Badges For WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat 200+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 Kama WP Smiles 300+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Pingo Notify – Automation & Notification Chat Messages 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Hoplix Integration for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Image Editor by Pixo 700+ · 3.5★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓1 8 too high 20 Printcart Store – Web to Print Product Designer for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 WebWerk Stickers & Overlays — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too high 23 URL Coupons for WooCommerce 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Barcode Generator for WooCommerce – Create & Print Barcodes Easily 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.