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

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 “synchronisation”, 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

SpeedyGo shows at wp.org #9 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 100+ 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 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #1 2 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 C Custom Metadata Manager 700+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 W WP Immo Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 eRecht24 Legal Texts 50K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 SmartAgenda – Prise de rendez-vous en ligne 300+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #7 8 Library Management System 200+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too low 9 Worthy – VG WORT Integration für WordPress 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too low 10 Ad Integration for mobile.de API 40+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 TuriTop Booking System 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too high 12 BigBuy Dropshipping Connector for WooCommerce 200+ · 2.3★ (32) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Á Árukereső for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #13 14 Booking System Trafft 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑2 8 too low 15 SpeedyGo 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 6 too high 16 Grey Rock Block Synchroniser for Wordfence and Cloudflare 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too high 17 Editor Custom Color Palette 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Store Locator Widget 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 Integration for Epos Now and WooCommerce 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 GPSem.io 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑2 21 Leadfox for WordPress 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Amazon, eBay, NewEgg, Walmart and more. WooCommerce Multichannel Integration by ChannelUnity 30+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 AudiencePlayer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Saga Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓5

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.