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

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 “suffix”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

Legacy URL Suffix & SEO Preserver shows at wp.org #2 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 200+ 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.

Buried gem

Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 146 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (467) wp.org #1 2 Easy Auto SKU Generator for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (272) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Sequential Order Number for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.9★ (146) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Show only lowest prices in variable products for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #5 6 We’re Open! 5K+ · 5.0★ (45) wp.org #7 ↑16 1 too low 7 Print Invoice & Delivery Notes for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.4★ (140) wp.org #12 ↓4 5 too low 8 Statify Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 ↑1 5 too high 9 LWS Hide Login 20K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Code Embed 10K+ · 4.4★ (45) wp.org #15 ↑3 5 too low 11 Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 8K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #14 ↑2 3 too low 12 ELEX WooCommerce Product Price Custom Text (Before & After Text) and Discount 2K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Duplicate PP 10K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 List categories 5K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 L Legacy URL Suffix & SEO Preserver 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 13 too high 16 MyParcel 8K+ · 3.9★ (48) wp.org #24 ↓11 8 too low 17 SKU Generator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.1★ (11) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 Unit Price for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #18 ↓3 19 Set Price Note (Units, Offers, Editions) for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Metronet Tag Manager 20K+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Duplicate Page or Post 9K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓5 2 too high 22 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Countdown Timer Block – build urgency for events and launches 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #22 2 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.