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

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 “surbma”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 2 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.

Ranked above its merit

Surbma | Premium WP shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Surbma | Divi & Gravity Forms 9K+ · 5.0★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #1 2 S Surbma | Smooth Scroll 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #2 3

HuCommerce | Magyar kiegészítések WooCommerce webáruházakhoz 9K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 S Surbma | Yoast SEO Breadcrumb Shortcode 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #3 1 too high 5

CPS | Age Verification 800+ · 4.4★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6

Surbma | GDPR Proof Cookie Consent & Notice Bar 500+ · 4.6★ (11) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7

Email Marketing Plugin – WP Email Capture 1K+ · 4.3★ (19) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8

Surbma | Divi Lightbox 200+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 S Surbma | Jetpack Offline Mode 60+ · 4.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23

Divi Lightbox for Jetpack Tiled Galleries 30+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 S Surbma | Premium WP 50+ · 3.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓1 15 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.