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

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

Ranked above its merit

Esipher – AI Site to Theme Converter shows at wp.org #19 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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 Edel Auth for Supabase 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 2 AL Pack 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 Vulnity Security 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 4 Volteruno – AI Blog Auto-Publish 70+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Barcode Man for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Linquo Live Chat — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 Dropleather for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 RelahConvert Image Tools 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 GRT Ticket — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 CookieAz – Ley 21.719 Cookie Consent para Chile 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑7 2 too high 11 FlyDB – phpMyAdmin-Like Database Explorer for WordPress 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Etryon Virtual Try-On — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 WS Image Alt Text Generator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14 Site Context Chat — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 StudioCount Bookings — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Glim AI – Get Found in AI Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 C CRAGuard Compliance Portal for the EU Cyber Resilience Act — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Defform Contact Form — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Sotask Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 FFA-Links Badge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 KalendyPro Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Mamtack — Visual Feedback Tool for the AI Era — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 T Testibox Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Esipher – AI Site to Theme Converter — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.