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

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 “tdddg”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 18.

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

Shoplex – EU Compliance for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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 Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent 100K+ · 4.9★ (492) wp.org #1 2 etracker analytics 1K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #2 3 Hafenstudios Ads – Ad Manager, AdSense & Banner Ads 100+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #15 12 too low 4 SaveTo Wishlist Lite – WooCommerce Wishlist 500+ · 4.2★ (11) wp.org #14 10 too low 5 Scoby Analytics 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Kukie – Cookie Consent & Privacy Banner (GDPR, CCPA, DSGVO) 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Zenchef widget integration 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too high 8 KaaTai Consent Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too high 9 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Tarkop DSGVO Cookie Shield — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too high 11 Apexly DSGVO-Check — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Shoplex – EU Compliance for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Abmahn-Shield — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 DSGVO.pro Cookie Banner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 CoverManager T Reservation Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Calucon Third-Party Embed Gate 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Pixel Made Simple — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 FPAI – First-Party AI Analytics 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 2 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.