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

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 “subaccount”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 17. 2 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

Mailster SparkPost Integration shows at wp.org #7 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Instapage Plugin places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 218 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Subaccounts for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #1 2 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #2 3 WholesaleX – Wholesale Pricing & B2B Solution 2K+ · 5.0★ (67) wp.org #3 4 Instapage Plugin 4K+ · 4.8★ (218) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 Connector Wizard (formerly LC Wizard) 900+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Beds24 Online Booking 2K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #6 7 Send Emails with Mandrill 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Payment Forms for Paystack 2K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too low 9 GEETEST 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 GHL Contact Form 7 Bridge – Send Contact Form 7 leads to GHL CRM 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Form Integration for Go High Level and Jotform 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Loka Pay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Monieswitch — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Mailster SparkPost Integration 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 GHL Connect for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Tadrik Inbox – Emailed Orders to WooCommerce Draft Orders — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 M Mandrill Subaccount 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17

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.