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

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 “supervisor”, we and wp.org disagree 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

onOffice for WP-Websites shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SupportCandy – AI Customer Support Ticket System & Live Chatbot Agent 10K+ · 4.9★ (289) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Dynamic Time 200+ · 4.7★ (21) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Subaccounts for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 Supervisor 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System 200+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #5 6 MultiPOS – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce, Barcode Scanner & Cash Register 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Smart Support – Self-Hosted Helpdesk & Custom Support Ticket System with AI Agent Support 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Inventory Check for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 Meadow Credentials — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 sHub-EEAT — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 TillKit – Mobile POS for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 DiFlowRin Bibliography Checker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 EmpRoster — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Five9 Live Chat 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Gradia POS – Modern Point of Sale for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Website Guy Retail Cash Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 FlyHR: HR Management & Leave Management, Unlimited Employees — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 MissionScope Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 S supervisor.com — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 BANKpay+ Instant Bank Payments for WooCommerce (EUR) 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Noon Quran Schools Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Squadeno – Club Sports Manager 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 RISET – Project Profit & Expense Tracker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 onOffice for WP-Websites 800+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.