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

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 “suport”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 4 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Ecolet shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 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

Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) places #10 on merit, 4.5★ from 74 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Conditional Logic Emails, Fields, Redirect for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #1 2 HandL UTM Grabber / Tracker 10K+ · 4.8★ (146) wp.org #12 10 too low 3 W WP-SCSS 40K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 F Facturare WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #14 10 too low 5 FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (92) wp.org #18 13 too low 6 Returino – Formular de retur for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Romania Chat 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Currency Exchange for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Ryviu – Review Importer & Product Reviews 1K+ · 3.8★ (43) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Barcode Generator: Print Product Labels & Order Barcode Label (A4, Thermal/Roll, Letter) 900+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Bloat Buster – A Simple Plugin To Kill Off Bloat 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Shipo 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 8 too high 13 Webmention 900+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Additional Fees For WooCommerce Checkout 200+ · 3.1★ (35) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Simple Pricing Table for Elementor 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Flex QR Code Generator 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 UiCore Animate – Free Animations, Transitions, and Interactions Addon for Elementor & Gutenberg blocks 40K+ · 3.2★ (10) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Garanție SGR pentru WooCommerce 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Ecolet 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 Sóc de Poble. Portal de Pobles Connectats — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 Romanian billing fields 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Molin AI 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 Image Magnify Glass – Gutenberg Image Block 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 IP2Location Variables 100+ · 2.3★ (3) 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.