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

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 “suspend”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 3 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

Stancer for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 400+ 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 wp.org
1 Block, Suspend, Report for BuddyPress 500+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #1 2 Stop Emails 5K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #2 3 YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode 60K+ · 3.7★ (45) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Transients Manager 20K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too low 5 YITH WooCommerce Subscription 6K+ · 3.0★ (46) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 YITH WooCommerce Gift Cards 10K+ · 3.3★ (53) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 App for Cloudflare® 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 Role Based Pricing for Woo by Meow Crew 2K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 WebFacing™ – Email Accounts management for cPanel® 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 User Suspend 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↓1 7 too high 12 ZenCommunity – Community, Forum, Social Network, Chat & Support Tickets 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Skt NURCaptcha 100+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓1 6 too low 14 Rapls Passkey – Passwordless Login with WebAuthn 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15 Novalnet Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 User Access Blocker 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too low 17 Intouch Orphan Table Cleaner 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Remind me to change my password 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Suspension Shield for WooCommerce – Google Merchant Center & Shopping Feed Audit 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 AGY Slider for Elementor 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Minuttes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Gossiped Comments 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too high 23 YeeSubscriptions – WooCommerce Subscriptions & Recurring Payments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Stancer for WooCommerce 400+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #7 17 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.