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

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 “subnav”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 19. 5 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 wpForo Forum 20K+ · 4.7★ (390) wp.org #1 2 Nested Pages 90K+ · 4.7★ (126) wp.org #2 3 B BuddyPress Docs 6K+ · 4.4★ (35) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 B BuddyPress Simple Events 200+ · 3.7★ (12) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 BuddyPress & BuddyBoss Member Profile Forms 300+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #5 6 C Commons In A Box 20+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 B BuddyPress Follow 1K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 PhotoBerry Studio for Photographers – Image Selection, Proofing, Watermarking & Client Management 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Gravity Forms + Stripe 600+ · 3.6★ (54) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Joomill Elements for YOOtheme Pro 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 S Section Subnav 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Spellmatic — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 G Genesis Subpage Sidebar 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 WAJ Admin Menu — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 B BuddyPress Activity Stream Ajax Notifier 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 B BuddyPress Sitemap Generator 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 B BuddyPress Frontend Admin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 A Add All Nav Links to BP Adminbar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 N Navigable 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19

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.