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

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 “streak”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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

EV Puzzles shows at wp.org #8 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 7 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 Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms 60K+ · 4.8★ (124) wp.org #1 2 CRM Perks Forms – WordPress Form Builder 1K+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Simple Points and Rewards for WooCommerce – Create a Loyalty Program 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Tournamatch 100+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 WP Insightly for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 PressPrimer Quiz – AI Quiz Maker, Exam Builder & LMS Assessment Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 Word Count Goal Tracker — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Init User Engine – Gamified, Fast, Frontend-First 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 Bitlence Dev Code Tracker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 GameEngine – Gamification, Points, Badges & Leaderboards 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 PICK VIZ — Sports Picks, Tipster & Handicapper Platform — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 Altonet Fluid Glassmorphism 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too low 13 Inkmeter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Adventura – Interactive Advent Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too low 15 EV Puzzles 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 RankMetric – SERP Rank Tracker for Google Search, Maps, AI Overview & AI Mode 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 Habitune — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 Holy Rosary — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 LiftPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 ButtonCraft Animated Buttons – With Click Analytics — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Quizpio – Live Multiplayer Quizzes, Polls & Trivia 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 Keto Metrics Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 S Streak WP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 NoCopium Trade Journal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.