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

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 “syndicate”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

MSN Partner Hub shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Broadcast places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 214 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 F FeedWordPress 8K+ · 4.2★ (61) wp.org #1 2 AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #4 ↑4 2 too low 3 Broadcast 1K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 IndieWeb 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Social Integration for BlueSky 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Micropub 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Syndication Links 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Syndication 90+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 WP Munich Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #24 ↓2 15 too low 10 Integration of Icecat Live 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 ActivityStream extension 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓2 5 too high 12 WP Syndicate 50+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 Revive To Sky – Post old content to Bluesky 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 14 MassPost – Post, Share, Send to Several Websites 30+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #14 15 S Social Media Blaster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 PushSync – API Product Sync Any Site For WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑3 1 too low 17 Post Kinds for IndieWeb in Block Themes 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑5 2 too low 18 Post Forwarder 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 LeaseFox — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Centrex Smart Web Form Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Blurbwing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Arvow AI SEO Writer 1K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 AI Rights Protection by SimpleFeed — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too high 24 MSN Partner Hub 1K+ · 2.0★ (2) wp.org #11 13 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.