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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “studio matrix”

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 “studio matrix”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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 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

AllTerrain Forms – Survey Builder, Quiz Builder & Contact Form shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #1 2 ThinkRank SEO – AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console 20K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #2 3 Radius Booking – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling for Services & Events 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 4 Printcart Store – Web to Print Product Designer for WooCommerce 60+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 QuizzesForBrain Studio – Quiz Maker & Assessments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Antimanual – Compact AI Agent for Content, Chat & SEO Automation 200+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Lestari Importer for Woo with Shopee 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 AMS Studio ERP — Invoicing & Accounting — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 AICOM – AI Commander 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 AIT Multilingual Translate — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Edminboost – Admin white label, Menu Editor, theme, topbar shortcuts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Clarivo – AI Content Disclosure 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Noesia Smart Waiter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Mirrolo — AI Virtual Try-On, Product Photos & Shopping Assistant for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Media Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 SemiAuto Invoicing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 XealBrax AI Auto Blogging Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Sikshya LMS – LMS Course Builder, Online Courses & eLearning 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Jookas AI Autopilot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 AllTerrain Forms – Survey Builder, Quiz Builder & Contact Form 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 SPOSCOR Padel — · 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.