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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tabby plugin”

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 “tabby plugin”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 17. 6 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

Amazon payment services 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 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 114 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Tabby Responsive Tabs 10K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #8 ↑1 6 too low 3 Plethora Tabs + Accordions 2K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #3 4 Tabby Checkout 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar 3K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Role Based Help Notes 10+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 WP Tabby – Ultimate WP Tabs Plugin for WordPress 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Nomod for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Checkout.com Payment Gateway 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Lf Hiker 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 PayLink Payment Gateway 200+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Nexvio for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Tabvera – Product Tabs for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Paymob for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Amazon payment services 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 A AAC Scoring 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 P Plain Text Custom Post Type 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1

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.